Like anyone is going to feel compassion for a company, let alone HP.
And Hurd will survive just fine, thank you for him. He already has more money than he can spend in a normal lifetime*.

* Normal being defined by the 99.99999% of the world who can't even dream of owning a yacht, let alone a Gulfstream.

California isnt known for upholding no compete contracts, this like wont go anywhere, and by the sounds of things the agreement is only good for a year, and that year is half over already.

HP maybe shouldnt have forced Hurd out, now they get to reap the (poisoned) fruits of their labor...