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HAWKINS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 30357.

566 S.E.2d 624 (2002)

211 W.Va. 487

Dorothy L. HAWKINS and Paul E. Hawkins, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants v. FORD MOTOR CO., A Delaware Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellee

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 19, 2002.

Concurring Opinion of Justice McGraw July 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Heavens, Esq., Heavens Law Offices, Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Appellants.

Jeffrey M. Wakefield, Esq., Michael Bonasso, Esq., Erica M. Baumgras, Esq., Robert P. Lorea, Esq., William J. Hanna, Esq., Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Attorneys for Ford Motor Co. Charleston, West Virginia.

Marc E. Williams, Esq., Robert L. Massie, Esq., Paul J. Loftus, Esq., The Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; William L. Frame, Esq., Paul T. Farrell, Jr., Esq., The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; James D. Lamp, Esq., Daniel R. Mordarski, Esq., General Motors Corporation; William F. Foster, II, Esq., John R. Hoblitzell, Esq., Richard E. Holtzapfel, Esq., The West Virginia Hospital Association; Leah J. Heimbach, Esq., West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.; Cheryl A. Eifert, Esq., Charleston Area Medical Center, for Amicus Briefs.

MAYNARD, Justice:

The appellants, Dorothy and Paul Hawkins, seek reversal of an order entered by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County on January 29, 2001. In that order, the court denied the Hawkins' motion for attorney fees and costs under the Magnuson-Moss Act. The court also refused to allow the Hawkins to amend their complaint to assert bad faith and unfair trade practices claims against Ford Motor Company.

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