A Pennsylvania judge determined the liability and damages portions of a pedestrian’s personal injury suit against a hit-and-run driver should be split next month, determining there would not be enough time in the allotted trial window to hear from all of the witnesses.

In a Monday ruling, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Terrence R. Nealon determined bifurcation of the portions in Major v. Five Star Equipment was necessary as the parties intend to present testimony of 11 lay witnesses and nine expert witnesses during a trial set to begin Nov. 18. Six lay witnesses and one expert are expected to testify to the liability issues, while five lay witnesses and eight expert witnesses are set to testify on damages.