DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!it's certainly gonna cost more $1000 in legal fees and court cost to recover $1000 dollars.
Chess not checkers, he's either going to pay up or go to court. And if he goes to court, it will cost TS More $$$. OR TS can pay, and open the floodgates to more lawsuits from the rest of the people TS Duped.