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A former Lake Alice patient
has won a four year battle to have his compensation paid out in full. Paul Zentveld was
awarded 115-thousand dollars in compensation for the way he was treated
during his stay at the psychiatric hospital near Bulls. His lawyer Grant
Cameron says the Ministry of Health took about 30 percent of the amount to
create parity between a first group of claimants who paid their own legal
fees and Mr Zentveld's group who got legal aid. In the Wellington
District Court ruling, Judge Tom Broadmore said Paul Zentveld was entitled to
the full amount, plus interest. Grant Cameron says the
decision sets a precedent for the other claimants. Action is now expected on
the other 86 claims that were cut. |
