Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein (See Profile) has narrowed a woman’s lawsuit against class action boutique Faruqi & Faruqi, dismissing claims against the firm’s principals.

A trial is underway in former associate Alexandra Marchuk’s discrimination suit against partner Juan Monteverde and principals Nadeem Faruqi and Lubna Faruqi. Marchuk claims Monteverde harassed her when she was a first-year litigation associate and sexually assaulted her after a 2011 holiday party.