The Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced that the company and Paul Twohig have resolved the lawsuit it filed against him. Earlier this month, Starbucks sued Twohig, its former divisional senior vice president, for taking a job with Dunkin' Donuts after having signed a non-competition agreement.
As part of the settlement, Twohig will complete initial training but will otherwise not work at Dunkin' Donuts until January 15, 2010, when he will become the company's new brand operating officer. In addition, Starbucks will be paid $500,000. Twohig also reconfirmed his commitments not to share Starbucks trade secrets and other confidential information with Dunkin' Donuts at any time.
"We are pleased that the settlement allows both parties to move forward without protracted litigation," a Starbucks spokesperson said.
