A Fulton County jury found no liability for two doctors who were accused of failing to follow up on masses detected in a man's kidney several years before he ultimately developed a fatal renal cancer.

Lawyers on both sides of the case said key testimony came from the decedent's treating physician. He testified that the cancer likely developed from one of the masses detected by a CT scan several years before the man's death—and that it could have been treated successfully.

“This was a challenge from the beginning because it started with the treating physician telling the patient something had been missed; that's always difficult,” said Michael Frankson of Huff Powell & Bailey, who with partner Daniel Huff represented one of the doctors.