law of witness immunity in West Virginia. West Virginia law is not settled in the area of expert witness immunity an sed its discretion in sanctioning the appellants. We reverse the trial court’s levying of sanctions in the form of attorneys’ fees and related expenses, and remand this case for the entry of an order in accordance with this opinion. Reversed and Remanded. 1 . On September 15, 1997, Marybeth Davis was convicted of the attempted poisoning by insulin of her son and the murder of her daughter by caffeine. See State v. Davis, 205 W.Va. 569, 519 S.E.2d 852 (1999). 2 . See, e.g., James v. Brown, 637 S.W.2d 914 (Tex. 1982) (finding that the adverse expert-witness psychiatrist owed a statutory duty of care to the plaintiff); Levine v. Wiss & Co., 97 N.J. 242, 478 A.2d 397 (1984) (<HOLDING>); Mattco Forge, Inc. v. Arthur Young & Co., 5
holding that immunity would not protect an expert witnessaccountant from a claim of negligent compilation of an appraisal for a judicial proceeding holding that qualified immunity is not merely immunity from damages but also immunity from suit holding that sovereign immunity does not protect the state from claims for statutory employment benefits that constitute a protected property interest recognizing judicial immunity for acts committed within their judicial jurisdiction holding that judges have immunity from suit for judicial acts