A Monterey-based interpretation and translation company has won a preliminary injunction against two men accused of taking confidential information to another company. The company filed the suit against two former employees for the company in Buffalo, N.Y.

The suit accuses one of the defendants of recruiting his co-worker away from the company in February of this year, and says that the latter brought trade secrets and customer lists with him. Both men live in Buffalo.

The injunction, signed by federal Judge James Ware in San Jose, prohibits the defendants from using or disseminating information at issue in the suit. The judge also appointed a special master to oversee the case.

See: The Monterey Herald