Bentl11,
If I understand you correctly, you have been pursuing legal action for almost 2 years. Perhaps your actions have had a
positive effect on his bedside manner. I wish you luck. In the few cases here that I have followed, Quite frankly it seems there is little or no justice to be had in such a situation. A Mr. Fonsecca of Fla. who had a similar complaint was hell bent on pursuing similar actions. He followed many parallel paths to shut the shop down. In the end, it was his opinion that the legal system is pretty much useless in such a case.
Here is the latest example of how useless the justice system is when it comes to recovering damages. Read the whole thread. In this case it looks like the guy is in trouble with the law, but how much do you think all his victims will recover?
Engine builder scam
Steve