My girlfriends LG wm3987hw just lost its power. the outlet is fine. there is absolutely no power getting to the machine. No lights, nothing. Anyone else have or had this problem? Fixable or DOA?

The wm3987hw has an internal fuse located on the "power connection noise filter", It's a transformer or something which cleans up the wall-supplied voltage a bit before it touches the expensive electronics.
You might just be able to replace just the fuse, otherwise the whole unit is part#6201EC1006T, about $50.
take the top off the unit (two philips screws on the top back) you will find the power noise filter on the top inside right wall of the unit. it's not terribly involved to do this fix yourself. 20minute job tops.

How can the outlet be fine and no power is getting to the machine? Use a voltmeter and trace the voltage to the control module. The motor is not being energized - u might also want to check the schematic for the machine to look for the items that are in the power flow. If there is a relay that turns juice to the motor it could either be the relay or the device that powers the relay.