RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 "Just say no": experts' late withdrawal from cases to preserve independence and objectivity JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 390 OP 394 VO 32 IS 4 A1 TG Gutheil A1 H Bursztajn A1 JT Hilliard A1 A Brodsky YR 2004 UL http://jaapl.org/content/32/4/390.abstract AB An expert's decision to withdraw from a case at a late stage is an important and serious step with both forensic and ethical consequences. Preservation of a mutual right to terminate services at will is an essential (but all too often neglected) element of forensic work that can aid in immunizing the expert from threats to independence and objectivity. The authors examine the foundations of such a right, the potential obstacles to exercising it, the factors that might enter into such a decision, and the possible consequences of late withdrawal.