You will want to go to the court that handled the first lawsuit, review the court file, get a copy of the judgment, and see if the judgment was assigned to someone else.

The question is whether or not the new law firm is aware of the old judgment. If they're not, give them a copy of the old judgment and tell them to Cease and Desist their collection efforts.

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