Sharp used to lift the nodummy research and file frivolous lawsuits against obvious scams and they would pay him between $25 and $50K to go away and they would settle suit. Sharp would file Pro Se' and not pay an Attorney - I don't believe in the early days of the Sharp shakedown were any of his lawsuits were adjudicated.
It was appalling how Sharp treated shareholders while he was extracting their money for his personal gain.