James Ben Feinman v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Is one bound by a judgment in personam in a class action litigation in which he or she is not designated as a party, is not a member of the class, and to which he or she has not been made a party by service of process?

Does judicial action enforcing a class action settlement purporting to release the vested statutory property rights of one who is not a party, is not a member of the class, and who was not served with process in the class action meet the due process requirements of the Fifth (and Fourteenth) Amendments?

Can a class action settlement be applied to bar claims for State law statutory attorney fee liens that accrue after the filing of the initial Complaint, in violation of Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., 206 L.Ed. 2d 893 (May 14, 2020)?

Can an injunction be enforced against one not named in the injunction order, and who is not within the defined boundaries of FRCP 65(d)(2)?

Can a federal district court use an earlier injunction order to later impose an injunction on a non-party’s State court litigation when the four corners of the earlier injunction order did not encompass the later State court litigation?

Can the “impermissible collateral attack doctrine” be used to affect claim preclusion against one not named as a party in a class action suit, who is not a member of the class, and who was not served with process? {2821 / 017}