§46A-2-140. Pleadings not to be the basis of a cause of action.

Nothing contained in or omitted from a pleading filed in a court of this state shall be the basis of a cause of action under this chapter, nor shall the act of filing a civil action be the basis of a cause of action under this chapter unless the pleading or the filing of the civil action constitutes a material violation of sections 124(f), 127(d), 128(c), or 128(d) of this article: Provided, That demand in a pleading to award costs authorized by the applicable rules of civil procedure shall not be the basis of a cause of action under this chapter. For purposes of this section, a pleading shall have the same definition as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable in the court where the action is filed.  Further, nothing contained in this section is intended to abrogate or abolish common law causes of action for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, harassment or frivolity, but in no case shall the contents of pleadings in a civil action nor the institution of a civil action in any court be the basis for a claim of a violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act except as set forth above.