Chatham County State Court Judge Elizabeth Coolidge greenlit discovery in a legal-malpractice suit brought against Morgan & Morgan on Friday, as she weighed moving the case to arbitration in accordance with an agreement the plaintiff signed when the firm took him on as a client.

Coolidge had paused discovery on the case because Morgan & Morgan wasn’t responding to discovery but allowed the process to go forward after Friday’s hearing.

Richard Robbins. Photo by John Disney/Daily Report. Richard Robbins. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)