Attorneys clashed over whether two security guards and an EMT at Loma Linda University Medical Center assaulted patient Jesse Simpson in 2018 or lawfully detained him for trespassing; the lawsuit seeks damages for alleged assault, civil rights violations, and negligence.
Through Burrage Buddies and beyond, Burton’s cooking classes have introduced hundreds of kids to affordable, healthy meals while proving that food can be a bridge to creativity.
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