Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.
W. Va. Code § 46A-6-104
Unlawful acts or practices
Known as the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
The act spans §§ 46A-1-101 to 46A-8-102 (260 sections).
Applied in 30 court decisions — leading case In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation (2005)
Most recently applied in Phillip Alig v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC (October 2022)
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