A Manhattan-based appeals court has come down in favor of Jay-Z in his long-running battle with Parlux Fragrances over a cologne it claimed he failed to promote, turning back the company’s attempt to flip a 2021 jury verdict and affirming the rapper’s $6.78 million counterclaim award.

The Appellate Division, First Department court gave several reasons for rejecting Parlux’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict that sought to reverse a jury’s decision, saying the company was not owed anything after suing Jay-Z for some $67 million. The reasons, among others, included Parlux making arguments about jury instructions and licensing agreement obligations that did not warrant a different verdict, and that the jury’s decision was not “irrational.”