A federal judge has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. The overall law will still take effect Thursday at 12:01 a.m., but without the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.

A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring law firm Parker Waichman Alonso from using or making television or video advertisements with certain phrases, sounds and visual effects. Market Masters-Legal, a law firm advertising company, sought the injunction in a lawsuit that accuses the firm, a former client, of making commercials using its copyrighted material in violation of a written agreement.

A provider of internet traffic routing services can be sued for gross negligence for enabling a hacker to gain access to the account of one of its clients, a New York federal judge has ruled, despite the fact that the plaintiff agreed to use domain name services “entirely” at its own risk.

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused on Monday to throw out a class action against Toyota over defective headlights on the company’s Prius vehicles. The case alleges that Toyota failed to inform consumers that the headlights on recent-model Priuses can sporadically turn on and off

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. has won an injunction blocking a delinquent franchisee from operating in New York’s Pennsylvania Station and another location. A federal judge granted the preliminary injunction on the grounds that Satellite Donuts was behind on its obligations under its agreements with Krispy Kreme and is in violation of the Lanham Act