In any claim brought under this chapter applying to illegal, fraudulent or unconscionable conduct or any prohibited debt collection practice, the court may adjust the damages awarded pursuant to section one hundred one of this article to account for inflation from 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2015, to the time of the award of damages in an amount equal to the consumer price index. Consumer price index means the last consumer price index for all consumers published by the United States Department of Labor.
W. Va. Code § 46A-5-106
Adjustment of damages for inflation
Known as the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
The act spans §§ 46A-1-101 to 46A-8-102 (260 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 230 W. Va. 505 - Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance v. Terri L. Cole (2013)
Most recently applied in 230 W. Va. 505 - Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance v. Terri L. Cole (March 2013)
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