Perficient, Inc. v. Palfery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION PERFICIENT, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:20-cv-618-MTS ) DAVID PALFERY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION As presented to the Court, the key issue in this case is whether Defendant David Palfery digitally accepted non-compete covenants contained in agreements titled “Restricted Stock Award and Non-Competition Agreement” (“RSA”). The Court held a two-day bench trial on this action. Plaintiff’s theory is that when Defendant clicked to accept his employee stock awards from Plaintiff, he also accepted the…