(Radio Iowa) – State officials have signed off on a seven-and-a-half million dollar payment to settle a medical malpractice claim against the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Attorneys for 47-year-old Christopher Dolan of Davenport say he suffered severe impairments following treatment of a bleeding brain tumor. Dolan’s right arm and leg are paralyzed. His speech and other bodily functions are compromised and he requires 24 hour care.

The State Appeal Board agreed the state will pay Dolan and his wife two-and-a-half million. The remaining five million dollars will be covered by a medical and surgical group with over a thousand doctors called University of Iowa Physicians.