What Is HB 1479: Punitive Damages for Hit and Run Accidents? - GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys
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From GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys - What Is HB 1479: Punitive Damages for Hit and Run Accidents? explores how Virginia’s new HB 1479 law changes civil recovery for victims injured or killed in felony hit-and-run crashes. The episode explains how Chapter 473, scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026, creates Va. Code § 8.01-44.5:1 and allows qualifying victims to pursue punitive damages against drivers who flee the scene.
Listeners will learn what HB 1479 changes under Virginia law, how it works alongside Va. Code § 46.2-894, and why lawmakers added a civil punitive-damages remedy for felony hit-and-run conduct. The discussion also covers the difference between compensatory damages and punitive damages, Virginia’s $350,000 punitive-damages cap under Va. Code § 8.01-38.1, and how serious injuries, wrongful death claims, and uninsured motorist coverage may affect recovery.
The episode also highlights the role of Gloucester County car accident attorneys Ken Gibson and John Singleton, who help injured clients throughout the Middle Peninsula, Hampton Roads, Hayes, Mathews County, York County, James City County, Newport News, and across Virginia. Their backgrounds include experience with insurance defense, courtroom litigation, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Department of Justice, Virginia’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, and serious personal injury and wrongful death cases.
This podcast is especially helpful for Virginia hit-and-run victims trying to understand what to do after a crash, including reporting the accident, seeking medical care, preserving evidence, notifying an uninsured motorist carrier, and filing suit before the applicable deadline. GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys can be reached at (804) 413-6777, with an office located at 4073 S George Washington Memorial Highway in Hayes.
GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys
4073 S George Washington Mem Hwy, Hayes, VA 23072
(804) 413-6777