Matthew and Elena Kittle filed a lawsuit on July 2 accusing The Bay Club of causing a serious injury to their 23-month-old son at a daycare center inside Bay Club El Segundo. The complaint says a female employee tossed C.K. about 6 feet into the air, failed to catch him and sent him crashing to the hardwood floor on March 17, 2025.
The filing says the boy suffered a concussion and still has side effects from the fall. It also says the employee fell backward and landed on top of him. The Bay Club said it is unable to comment on ongoing litigation, but added that safety is its highest priority.
The lawsuit is centered on what the parents say happened inside the El Segundo Clubhouse, a 14,000-square-foot childcare center at the club’s El Segundo location. The complaint names The Bay Clubs Co. LLC and Bay Club South Bay LLC and includes claims for negligence, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, intentional concealment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery.
What makes the case harder to dismiss is the gap between the club’s early response and what the family says security video shows. The complaint says the club first called Matthew Kittle at 9:30 a.m. and told him C.K. had fallen and had calmed down, then called again at 9:45 a.m. to say he should be picked up. By the time Kittle got there at 10:10 a.m., his son’s face was badly bruised, one eye was swollen shut and his mouth was swollen.
The filing says C.K. was injured at 9:20 a.m., and that the video shows the employee holding the child by his hands, swinging him between her legs and throwing him over her head before letting go and failing to catch him. It says other staff members reacted with shock and concern after the fall. At home, the boy was extremely drowsy, lethargic and irritable. Elena Kittle later spoke with an employee who identified herself as the aquatics director at 10:44 a.m.
The lawsuit says the child’s father had dropped him off that morning and told staff he would be at Bay Club Manhattan Country Club for the next three hours. It also alleges that the employee’s conduct and the club’s handling of the injury amounted to negligence and concealment. The open question now is whether the club or the worker faced any internal action after the fall. On the record, the company has said only that it cannot discuss active litigation.
