| Show i 6B Top of Utah December 3 2000 Standard-Examin- KTV)( The jury’s award at the end of a monthlong trial might grow next week when jurors consider punitive damages Friday’s award only reflected actual harm done to Jensen The Associated Press PROVO - A jury has awarded Orem doctor Michael H Jensen S22 million after ruling a series of television news stories defamed him Sawyers and the station are expected to appeal the verdict Robert M Anderson the attorney for Sawyers and the sta- The stories which ran on KTVX Channel 4 in 1995 and 1996 alleged that Jensen violated laws and regulations when he n prescribed the diet drug to reporter Mary Sawyers who was posing as a patient Jensen said the stories cost him his 10b and subjected him to social ridicule “I socially isolated myself as a result of this” Jensen said tion argued the three stories Fen-Phe- were true balanced and “We did a good story and we stand behind that story" Anderson said The station decided to investigate Jensen after former assistant news director Jeff Roth said he n saw the doctor prescribing at a party Sawyers called Jensen a few days later and tried to get him to prescribe the pills over the phone but he asked her to come to his clinic The Ltali County jury said the stories detained the former family practitioner and cast him in a false light 1 he jury also found that Sawyers and United Television owneis of KTVX violated Jensen's pnvasy when Sawyers look a hidden camera into an examination room of Jensen's clinic Fen-Phe- Sawyers hid a camera in a day planner and taped Jensen dis 1995 m July grouped Jensen in with a doctors accused of homicide sexual misconduct and disfiguring patients Dexedrine if Fen-Phe- n didn't Jensen's attorney Dale Gardiwork ner said it was unfair to group Dexedrine cannot legally be him with those doctors prescribed as a diet medication “Where’s the fairness in that? Sawyers took the tape to state Where’s the balance in that? Where's the truth in that?” Garlicensing officials who said Jensen’s conduct was improper diner asked jurors KTVX then ran a story alleging He said Jensen had only told Jensen failed to follow the law Sawyers he might prescribe Dexand guidelines for prescriptions edrine a statement he recanted After the first story Jensen before the first story aired Gardiner said that Sawyers said Jenwas fired from the clinic sen didn’t ask her if she had high A few months later the stablood pressure when the video tion ran a story when state licensshowed a nurse checking Sawing officials filed a disciplinary yer's blood pressure petition against Jensen Gardiner also Said it was The doctor later agreed to a to say state olficials were wrong public reprimand admitting “going after” Jensen's license he violated prescription reguOllicials testified at the trial they lations He was ordered to attend classes but his license never intended to have Jensen's was never revoked or license revoked Jensen is now a physician at suspended nursing homes in Salt Lake City In a third story on “quesbut earns much less money Gartionable doctors” KTVX diner said 36-ho- le and cross country venue m Wasatch Moun-'ui- n Stale Park Division of Parks and Recreation Director Cnurtland Nelson aid he plans to ask Gov Mike I eavitt and the I egislature to fioat a S12 million to S13 million hi revenue bonds to finance the licility The bonds would be repaid by golfers green fees he told the I lah Travel Council on I riduy Construction could start in the spring of 2002 and the course could be open by 2004 I he state park is already home to one course and there is an private course nearby at the Homestead Resort I iMsihihty studies done lor The prospect of a J Ik r- - 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