According to The Associated Press, it has become a trend to settle class action lawsuits by doling out coupons instead of cash.

Take the class action lawsuit regarding the Ford Explorer rollover issues, decided in California recently. The lawyers were paid millions of dollars. Everyone else involved seemingly got some tangible benefit — except for nearly all of the 1 million consumers covered by the class action lawsuit filed in their name. None of the consumers got money, only discount coupons toward new Ford purchases. Few used them.

This California-based class action case stands out even against the backdrop of endless debate over class action litigation where lawyers get multi-million-dollar paydays for settlements that have minimal value for most of their clients.

Instead, Los-Angeles based law firm Ringler Kearney Alvarez can help you come out on top. If you have a class action suit you'd like to file in the LA area, contact them.