At a state Supreme Court oral argument session focused on how to pursue medical malpractice claims against a doctor with two specialties, the chief justice pressed the defense attorney on what language in the statute supported the position that a plaintiff would need to file multiple affidavits of merit to pursue claims against the doctor.

"Is there any spot where the legislature speaks to providing affidavits or providing an affidavit that covers multiple specialties within one?" Chief Justice Stewart Rabner asked Richard J. Tamn of Krompier & Tamm, who is representing the defendant doctor. "Can you point us to the plain language of the statute that you are relying upon?"