DoorDash says discovery request in Denver crash suit will cost it $159M

This story first ran on BusinessDen.com, a BizWest news partner.

CENTENNIAL —

A judge in Centennial ordered DoorDash to hand over millions of documents to a Denver man who was seriously injured in a crash with one of its drivers — a demand that the delivery service calls “draconian” and estimates will cost it $159 million and millions of employee hours.

Now the state supreme court is considering whether to overturn the judge’s order.

Winthrop Elliott, of Five Points, was riding his motorcycle at 9th and Ogden around 7 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2021, when he was hit by a vehicle that had…