Toddler sustains brain injury in fall after California childcare worker threw him into the air, lawsuit says

U.S. newsToddler sustains brain injury in fall after California childcare worker threw him into the air, lawsuit saysThe lawsuit alleges The Bay Club “tried to cover up the true nature of the incident” at its El Segundo Clubhouse last year. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleParents sue fitness club daycare center after video appears to show worker throwing child02:53Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 8, 2026, 9:17 PM EDTBy Marlene Lenthang and Austin MullenA fitness club is being sued after an employee at one of its childcare facilities in Southern California threw a 23-month-old child in the air and failed to catch him, resulting in a traumatic brain injury, according to the complaint.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Matthew and Elena Kittle filed the lawsuit July 2 against The Bay Club, an upscale club with multiple locations, including one in El Segundo, just south of Los Angeles. They allege that while their son, identified by the initials C.K., was at the daycare center at The Bay Club El Segundo on March 17, 2025, an employee tossed him into the air — 6 feet above the ground — but failed to catch him, the lawsuit says. C.K. fell to the ground and hit his head on the hardwood floor, and the employee fell backward and landed on top of him, the suit says. It says The Bay Club downplayed the severity of the fall to the boy’s parents. C.K. sustained a concussion and still experiences side effects from the fall, the suit says. The complaint, filed against The Bay Clubs Co. LLC and Bay Club South Bay LLC, alleges negligence; negligence per se; negligent hiring, retention and supervision; negligent infliction of emotional distress; fraud — intentional concealment; intentional infliction of emotional distress; and battery.A screenshot from a video of the incident at The Bay Club's El Segundo Clubhouse in El Segundo, Calif., in March 2025.via Ro...