Valvoline Inc. isn’t required to claim legacy tax attributes as preferred by its former parent company, a Southern District of New York court determined Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams dismissed the claims brought against the Kentucky-headquartered oil manufacturer and distributor by Ashland Global Holdings Inc., which a McCarter & English team argued Valvoline should have to repay for tax attributes and related benefits valued at about $29 million.