Cloudflare’s appeal won’t fix what’s broken in Delaware’s Chancery Court

Cloudflare has asked Vice Chancellor Travis Laster to certify an interlocutory appeal of his ruling to the Delaware Supreme Court, a move that would escalate a governance dispute rather than resolve it. Laster, who forwarded his own decision to the high court, has signaled skepticism about the appeal, and the case underscores mounting boardroom frustration with the predictability of Delaware's Chancery Court. The dispute matters because Delaware's courts set the rules for a large share of U.S. corporations, and any erosion of that certainty could push companies toward alternative jurisdictions such as Nevada or Texas. What to watch next is whether the Supreme Court accepts the interlocutory appeal and how broadly it rules on the underlying standard.