Small claims is appropriate for claims valued at $10,000 and under.

Assuming you can prove the vehicle was stolen then you will not be liable

Recategorizing this under criminal law so those attorneys see it.

Not from an attorney. The persons who you should look to about providing opinions on substandard automotive repair work are automotive work experts.

And your question involves possible destruction of evidenced amidst possible insurance claims and even possible fire investigations. No attorney is...

You have a case to recover injuries incurred if someone else was responsible for them.

He could probably hire a criminal defense attorney

You probably have a decent case. But as stated above where is the guy cares enough about his credit score to bother to pay you is a different...

Probably not since he is a repeat offender and a danger to others - both things the law comes down on. But he should ask his attorney about it and...

Assuming, every single person involved will agree that your version of the story contains all the relevant facts and is entirely accurate, probably...