A Goose Lake teenager has passed away after his motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck in Clinton County. 

The motorcycle accident happened on Tuesday afternoon. The motorcyclist was riding on the south side of the 1300 block of 362nd Avenue when his bike crossed into the northbound traffic. This loss of control caused the 18-year-old to hit a pick-up truck head-on.

When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, the teen was pronounced dead. Police are still investigating what caused the motorcyclist to lose control of his bike. 

Our thoughts are with the motorcyclist's family and friends.  

A California woman has been awarded nearly $415,000 in her slip and fall lawsuit against Costco. In April 2009, the 58 year-old woman fell on liquid soap and shattered her knee cap.

According to her lawyer, Costco employees passed by the spilled soap but failed to follow protocol and clean it up. Moments later, his client fell and sustained injuries that will forever limit her mobility and function of her leg. The woman has under gone one surgery to wire her knee back together and more may be needed.

The jury awarded $90,000 to her past and future medical expenses and nearly $350,000 for her past and future pain and suffering.

If you or someone you love has been hurt in a slip and fall accident, contact the slip and fall lawyer Pete Leehey today at 877-209-9452.

A 20 year-old female Grinnell College student was struck by a train Monday afternoon near Third Avenue and Spring Street in Grinnell.

The girl and two of her friends appeared to have been racing the train in order to cross in front of it on foot. Two of the girls made it across, but the third girl may have fallen or tripped. The train struck her and threw her clear of the railroad tracks.

According to officials with the Iowa Interstate Railroad, the train was traveling about 21 mph when it hit the student. Her injuries have only been described as non life-threatening.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a railroad crossing or train accident, contact the train accident attorney Pete Leehey by calling 877-209-9452 today.

Bobby Jenks, a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, discussed for the first time his brush with death after a medical mistake during spinal surgery last December went unnoticed for days.

Jenks was admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital in December to remove bone spurs on his spine. When he flew home to Phoenix after the surgery, he noticed fluid leaking out of the incision. He went to the doctor where he was told he would need an emergency surgery to fix the mistake.

The fluid that was leaking was spinal fluid, caused by doctors who serrated the third bone spur but did not finish. An infection grew in his spine, but fortunately doctors were able to treat it before it traveled to his brain. Jenks is not expect to play again until midseason.

If you or a loved one has suffered due to a medical mistake, contact the surgical error lawyer Pete Leehey at 319-294-4424.

In a new study published by researchers at Dartmouth College, high levels of arsenic was found in some brands of organic baby formulas.

Arsenic is a carcinogen that could cause cancer and heart disease. For infants, high exposure to arsenic could lower their intellectual functions and lower their IQs. The source of the arsenic is organic brown rice syrup, a sweetener often used as a substitute for high fructose corn syrup.

Other foods that contained high levels of arsenic that researchers tested included cereal bars and energy shot drinks.

If you or someone you love has been harmed by a contaminated or defective food product, contact the defective food product lawyer Pete Leehey at 319-294-4424.