On February 18, 2026, Ontario Superior Court Justice E. Iacobucci ruled that a short acceptance email from a store manager was enough to bind him to a voluntary separation deal with Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc., dismissing his wrongful dismissal claim and ordering him to sign a full and final release.
Derek Stribling worked for Starbucks between 2010 and 2017, returned in May 2022 as a store manager, and went off on a mental health leave in March 2023. When he returned in July 2023, a dispute arose: Starbucks claimed that Stribling had told a manager that his health conditions were making performance of his tasks impossible, a claim Stribling denied as a fabrication, leading Starbucks to place him on a leave of absence with pay for the first two weeks and an additional week of vacation pay.
On August 11, Starbucks sent Stribling a detailed letter outlining concerns about his performance, his truthfulness in respect of the confidential document situation, and reviewing steps that had been taken previously.
After obtaining one confirmed extension and requesting a second, to which there was no written response but also no recorded opposition, Stribling emailed on September 1: "I have decided to accept Starbucks' offer, issued on August 11, of a mutual separation, including the details and compensation as listed in Serena's letter from that day." He added: "I will sign the Docusign release once I receive it."
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