Bar exam prep behemoth Barbri Inc. did not run afoul of antitrust laws in its dealings with law schools as a competitor alleged, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed dismissal of LLM Bar Exam's $50 million antitrust suit, which claimed Barbri colluded with law schools to keep the plaintiff off campuses, dominate the LL.M. bar prep market and eventually drive it out of business.

The appellate court found in a seven-page opinion that LLM Bar Exam's allegations of Sherman Act and RICO violations failed to state a plausible claim to relief, and concluded that the lower court was correct to dismiss the plaintiff's remaining claims in 2017.