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I don't think you are "Fuched". Two of the three companies look like they were dissolved and no longer around. The third...

In California, if I form a business and file as DBA, I really just have to publish in a local paper the proper info and if no one contests within a month, I can use the name. I think you have enough info to show you have been around since 97 and that no one has contested your business name. As for the new company, I think you should let them know (on your letterhead) that you have been in bus sine 97 and that you can show proof of DBA.

Good luck!