A San Antonio man has reduced a claim on his lawsuit recovery by 70% in a case that raises questions about whether medical financing companies—to which some plaintiffs attorneys refer their clients—are flaunting rules governing the medical expenses plaintiffs can lawfully recover.

Although MedFinManager attempted to recover more than $210,000 for a surgery and other health care from John Salas’ car wreck settlement, Bexar County’s 407th District Court on Thursday only awarded the company about $69,400. That’s the amount of money that Salas’ attorney said that doctors actually received from MedFin for Salas’ medical care.

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