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Can you be sued twice for the same thing?
Asked on Feb 02nd, 2013 on Civil Litigation - Alabama
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i was sued in 2001 and a judgement was entered and now they have sold the debt and are trying to sue me again in 2013. The statue of limitations has surely passed.
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The existence of a judgment bars suit on the same debt. However, the judgment itself subsists (if unsatisfied) and can be sued upon or otherwise collected.
Answered on Feb 02nd, 2013 at 3:18 PM