Matters

Joe Sharp's successes include:

  • Defeating future lost profits claim valued in excess of $30 million in dispute between a pharmaceutical company and a contract manufacturer.
  • Obtaining a $1.8 million judgment for a company against former officer based on various business tort claims.
  • Obtaining $15,000,000 jury verdict on fraud and breach of contract claims arising out of requirements contract.
  • Obtaining seven-figure jury verdict in a defamation case.
  • Successfully defending record company in copyright infringement action based on an implied non-exclusive license theory. Obtained summary judgment in federal trial court and affirmance by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Obtaining an injunction, asset freeze and two judgments exceeding seven figures in trademark infringement action which involved shutting down the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit products.
  • Filing and litigating massive civil action against more than forty defendants, resulting in recovery of substantial funds after conducting internal investigation for a national financial services company related to mortgage fraud scheme. (Our investigation also resulted in the Federal prosecution of the offenders by the U.S. Attorney.)
  • Obtaining large recovery for plaintiff in complex fraud case against a national insurance company and other defendants who had sold and marketed a prominent investment product.
  • Achieving favorable result for company in action brought against former officer, including obtaining comprehensive injunction relief and significant financial recovery.
  • On behalf of the widow, successfully recovering at a jury trial the life insurance proceeds of a terminally ill attorney who had been defrauded into signing away his life insurance.
  • Significant recovery for building owner on nuisance claim against large municipality for damage to office building plumbing system.  
  • Obtaining summary judgment in defense of a computer software manufacturer in case involving multi-million dollar fraud claim related to sale of facility.
  • Obtaining summary judgment for technology company in case brought by former high-level executive who claimed he was entitled to thousands of shares of stock based on purported stock option agreement.
  • Obtaining favorable class settlement for private equity company and president against RICO and other claims related to financing transactions and asset transfer.
  • Obtaining summary judgment for defendant in RICO case wherein plaintiffs alleged client participated in fraudulent scheme related to sale of interests in numerous real estate partnerships.