California. Podiatrist screwed up my foot surgery. I also paid $700 for orthotics. After 3 tries in not providing orthotics made correct as verbally promised, I quit and insisted they refund me the $700. Then they "audited" their medical billing and found errors and rebilled my insurance for them and said I owed copays on those billings they had missed. This has been over the course of several years and my having to have a second surgeon do a salvage operation on that same foot, costing me a lot of money. I cannot remember all the details. The problem is they insist on taking me to small claims court over $277. I think they are angry because I did file a factual and negative report on them with the Better Business Bureau. HOW CAN I WIN a case in small claims court where they handle billing and understand all the ins and outs of it and I cannot remember all the details? Is this not the fox guarding the hen house?