make class action lawsuits give meaningful rewards to the plaintiffs, not just the lawyers involved.

Most class action lawsuits are settled out of court, and these settlements are not voted on by the plaintiffs. Many settlements generally are in the form of a payment to the law firm bringing the suit, and coupons given to the plaintiffs involved. This actually can have the benefit of rewarding the defendant, since the plaintiffs have to give more business to the defendents to redeem the award. Thus, the lawyers get paid, the defendants get rewarded, and the plaintiffs receive little / no value, even though they are the party harmed. Firms which handle class action lawsuits should be forced to be recieve the same type of compensation as the plaintiffs, so if the plaintiffs receive coupons, so do the firms. This will force the firms to truly seek meaningful rewards for the plaintiffs.