LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has thrown out part of a lawsuit claiming Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dennis Northcutt arranged the beating of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday said Sharri Henry cannot seek punitive damages against the Hollywood nightclub where she claims she was assaulted last May.

The judge allowed Henry to pursue liability claims against the Falcon Club but said she'll need to bolster another claim of negligent hiring, and gave her lawyers 10 days to amend their complaint.

Henry also has sued Northcutt, alleging he arranged for his bodyguard, who was his cousin, to hit her in the face and disfigure her while she was four months pregnant. She later gave birth to a boy.

Northcutt has denied wrongdoing.