$5k plus the cost of Shopify plugins is in small claims territory in a lot of states. The forms are easy to fill out and filing plus process server fees are cheap. You’d sue both him and the LLC and your argument is going to be that he completely defrauded you. You can renew a judgment for a relatively trivial sum, so even if you can’t collect now, you can collect the judgment when he’s less broke.
It’s up to you whether rolling the dice in front of a small claims judge is worth the time and energy.
$5k plus the cost of Shopify plugins is in small claims territory in a lot of states. The forms are easy to fill out and filing plus process server fees are cheap. You’d sue both him and the LLC and your argument is going to be that he completely defrauded you. You can renew a judgment for a relatively trivial sum, so even if you can’t collect now, you can collect the judgment when he’s less broke.
It’s up to you whether rolling the dice in front of a small claims judge is worth the time and energy.