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Scott D. Hampton, CPA, ABV

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Scott D. Hampton,

    

333 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor
 Los Angeles, CA  90071

Tel: 877-328-9888

Web: http://www.campos-stratis.com/

Email: shampton@CamposIP.com

Mr. Hampton is a partner of Campos & Stratis, an accounting and economic consulting firm. He is an expert in intellectual property valuation and economic damages. Prior to joining Campos & Stratis in 1997, he was a consultant with Arthur Andersen & Company. Mr. Hampton has 21 years of consulting experience and has testified in State and Federal courts, and other dispute resolution forums related to infringement of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He is a licensed certified public accountant in California , Washington , and Utah . Mr. Hampton also has an accreditation in business valuation (ABV) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has lectured on IP and economic damages to the Washington State Bar Association, Utah State Bar Association, Law & Economics Society, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), and the Licensing Executive Society. He is past chair of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants Litigation Services Committee and past chair of the Salt Lake City Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society.

Mr. Hampton has performed numerous Rule 26 patent, copyright and trademark lost profit and reasonable royalty calculations, IP valuations for commercial purposes, and has assisted clients in license negotiations. Mr. Hampton also has broad experience quantifying economic damages associated with commercial litigation, including royalty disputes, breach of contract, construction, and business interruption claims. While with Arthur Andersen & Company, Mr. Hampton worked extensively on the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation. Mr. Hampton graduated from the University of Utah , David Eccles School of Business, in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.

Intellectual Property

Mr. Hampton has performed economic analysis on behalf of H&R Block, Andrx Corporation, Exide Battery, K2 Sports, Bell Helicopter, Bowflex, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and Target Stores. He has provided rebuttal testimony for damage calculations prepared for GlaxoSmithCline, ChemDry, Blue Rhino and Alcoa.

The following are partial lists of the IP engagements on which Mr. Hampton has calculated damages:

Patent Infringement Cases

Touch Tunes Music Corporation v. Ecast, Inc.

Ian Whatley v. Nike, Inc.

Tekmax v. Exide Battery Corporation

Lockheed v. Silicone Graphics

Coval v. Alpha Therapeutic & Green Cross Corp.

Perricone v. Medicis Pharmaceuticals

K2 v. Rollerblade

Rollerblade v. K2

Triple K v. Zacklift

Flou v. Rid-Gid

Karen Umbrella v. Yeh Hung

Clock Spring v. WrapMaster

Desert Extrusion v. K2, Inc.

Milbar Medical v. Medicis Pharmaceuticals

Litecubes, Inc. v. Northern Light Products

Bell Helicopter v. International Aviation Composite

Hawaii International, Inc. v. Seven Seas Seafood

Dr. Paul Lorenc v. Coapt Systems

Ebberts v. Chem-Dry aka Harris Research, Inc.

DataTreasury v. Ingenico, Inc.

Memry Corp. v. Kentucky Oil

Electromotive Corp. v. Brunswick

Andrx Corporation v. GlaxoSmithKline

Product Disparagement Cases

Zyvak, Inc. v. Alcoa

Ergometrics v. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Trademark Infringement Cases

Jore Corp. v. Kouvato and The Home Depot

Blue Rhino v. White Rose Propane

Bowflex v. Soloflex

OneSport USA v. OneSport Europe

Cobra Golf v. Kent Graphtec

Leneda v. The Neptune Society

Laser Eye Center v. Laser Eye Center

Bravo v. Kroger Co. and Fred Meyer

Bell Helicopter v. H-S Tool and Parts, Inc.

Washington Trade International v. SWU

Walker Zanger v. Paragon Industries, Inc. d/b/a Bedrosians

Smile, Inc. v. BriteSmile Management

H & R Block v. Intuit, Inc.

Royalty Disputes Cases

Boca Research v. Midisoft

Failor v. MegaDyne Medical

Felix Alba v. Malvern Instruments

MGA Entertainment v. Ubisoft Entertainment

 Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Cases

Value & Primer v. Value Tech

Zanotto v. Lottery Enterprises

SME Steel v. Star Seismic and PKM Steel

Argus Fire and Casualty v. American Superior Insurance Company

Copyright Infringement Cases

RDM Corp. v. Ingenico Corp.

Cresco v. IRG and Target Stores

Financial Freedom Int'l v. IRC Services

Playmore v. Arcade Infinity

Isabella Fiore v. Studio Imports

Designs in Copper v. Import Resource Group

Marilyn Manson v. Hot JWP Music

Brian Murray v. Tony Hawk

Steiner v. ABC, Inc.

Student Lifeline v. New York State Senate

Construction Claims

Mr. Hampton's construction experience includes delay and disruption claims, design claims, change order audits, the examination of project costs for guaranteed maximum price contracts. A few of the construction engagements for which Mr. Hampton has provided economic damage calculations include:

Selected Construction Cases

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ($60m) - Cost and change order audit

Madigan Army Hospital ($200M) - $15M delay and disruption claim

Children's Hospital Addition ($25M) - Examination of project costs

Snohomish County Land Use Division - Regulatory taking claim

Bellevue School District /Wick Construction - Delay claim

Bellevue School District /Hartford Construction - Scheduling claim

Salt Lake Airport v. Contraves Construction - Disruption claim

Romney Lumber v. Salt Lake City - Regulatory taking claim

High Country Estates - Breach of contract

Bosnick Roofing v. The Kingdome - Delay and disruption

Kalispell Regional Hospital - Change order audit

Southwest Memorial Hospital - Guaranteed maximum price audit

SunCrest, L.L.C. – Breach of contract

Coates Construction – Delay and disruption

Commercial Litigation

Mr. Hampton has industry experience in manufacturing, mining, land development, commercial fisheries, gaming and entertainment. A list of Mr. Hampton's commercial litigation experience includes:

Selected Commercial Cases

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - Business interruption claims

Las Vegas Hilton v. Michael Spinks - Lost profits

Portland General Electric v. Amax Coal - Breach of contract

Snow Mountain Pine Logging Company - Solvency analysis

Andrx Therapeutics v. Mallinckrodt – Breach of contract

Selected Commercial Cases (Cont.)

Fort Randall Tualatin Village - Bankruptcy debt analysis

Oak Tree Capital - Bankruptcy tracing of funds

Brenner Brothers Bakery - Bankruptcy workout

Virginia Manor Nursing Home - Bankruptcy devastation, lost profits

A Theatre Near you v. Fountain Cinemas - Fraud, negligent misrepresentation

Zyvax v. Alcoa - Product disparagement

Atlas Steel, Inc. v. Herm Hughes - Business interruption

BOPA Partnerships v. Visual Products Corp. – Subrogation

Mahdavi v. Anjac Fashion Building - Breach of contract

Golden Eagle Insurance v. Justin Vineyards - Business interruption

Dr. Wade Hill v. Allied Medical – Breach of contract

Potrans International v. Albert Chen, et al. – Embezzlement, tracing of funds

MGA Entertainment v. Ubisoft Entertainment – Breach of contract

Felix Alba, et al. v. Malvern Instruments – Breach of contract

Insurance Claims

Business income loss claims are a substantial portion of Mr. Hampton's professional practice. He has participated in covered losses caused by: fire damage, theft, civil closure, construction defect, business computer and data losses, windstorms, power outages, flooding and many others causes. Mr. Hampton has extensive experience computing lost gross earnings, non-continuing and continuing expenses. He has broad knowledge of insurance companies' claim procedures and business income loss report formats. He provides claims accounting services to insurance companies, attorneys and independent adjustors.

Professional Affiliations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants

Past Chair of the Litigation Services Committee, UACPA

Past Member of the Business Valuation Committee, UACPA

Past President of the Salt Lake City chapter of the Licensing Executives Society

Member of the Law & Economics Society

Past Member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants

Past Chair of the Fraud Subcommittee, WSCPA

Past Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Past Member of the Washington State Patent Law A ssociation