Irvine-based Broadcom Corp. can’t use workers hired from Milpitas-based competitor LSI Logic Corp. on projects where they could use information from their old jobs, a Colorado judge ruled this week.
The ruling, which is temporary pending a trial, came as part of LSI’s legal fight protesting the hirings, claiming Broadcom brought the workers on to gain a competitive advantage.
“It is clear there is no feasible way for the individual defendants to work on projects involving the protected confidential information and trade secrets,” the judge wrote in his opinion.
Both LSI and Broadcom employ people in Colorado.
