Toddler suffers brain injury after daycare worker tosses him into the air, lawsuit alleges
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Set us as preferred A family is suing a premium membership-based fitness and hospitality center in El Segundo after their toddler allegedly suffered a severe brain injury when an employee threw him up in the air and failed to catch him.The Los Angeles-area family is also accusing the Bay Club, which has locations in California, Oregon and Washington, of lying about the severity and circumstances of their child’s injuries.“The deception by the Bay Club of hiding this horrific incident from the parents is inexcusable,” said the family’s attorney, Ryan Saba of Rosen Saba.
“The daycare facility should have the highest amount of care for the children, and if a child gets sick or injured, they should notify the parents with transparency and urgency.”In a statement to The Times, the Bay Club said it is unable to comment on ongoing litigation.“At the Bay Club, the safety of our members, team members and the families we serve is our highest priority,” the statement said.
According to the lawsuit, Matthew Kittle dropped off his 23-month-old son, referred to by the initials C.K., at the Bay Club’s El Segundo Clubhouse around 8:30 a.m.on March 17, 2025.
He planned to pick up the boy from the supervised child-care center at 11:30 a.m.The Times obtained and reviewed security camera footage from the daycare center that morning showing C.K.approach a female employee with his hands up.
The employee can be seen lifting C.K.up by his hands and swinging him between her legs twice before hoisting the toddler up into the air and over her head, letting go of his hands.
At that point, the complaint alleges the toddler was 6 feet above the ground.The employee failed to catch the boy, and he fell to the ground behind her.
She then fell backward, landing on top of the child, according to the video footage.C.K.
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