Aaron Berman, acting as the guardian of his minor child S.B., has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Wellington, alleging negligence after an incident at a summer camp led to serious injuries. The complaint was lodged in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on November 4, 2024. The defendant named in this case is the Village of Wellington.

The legal action stems from an event on June 5, 2023, when S.B., a minor enrolled in a summer day camp operated by the Village of Wellington at the Village Park Athletics Complex, suffered significant injuries. According to the complaint, during a scheduled activity at the playground within the complex, S.B. and other children were left unsupervised while playing on swing sets. The lack of adequate supervision allegedly resulted in S.B. jumping off a swing and sustaining severe injuries that required surgical intervention.

Berman asserts that the Village of Wellington failed in its duty to ensure proper supervision and safety for children under its care during camp activities. The complaint outlines several specific accusations against the village: insufficient supervision on playground equipment like swing sets, inadequate staffing levels to monitor children’s activities effectively, failure to intervene timely when children engaged in potentially dangerous actions such as jumping off swings, and inadequate training for camp staff regarding child safety protocols.