Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say

The DecoderOctober 18, 2026en

Google tried to overturn a landmark Munich ruling on AI search liability by appealing, then quietly settled. The strategy isn't working. The Aachen Regional Court just applied the exact same reasoning in a new case where Google's AI falsely attributed criminal offenses to a doctor that actually involved someone else. A consistent legal view is forming across German courts, and it treats Google's AI answers as the company's own content. The article Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say appeared first on The Decoder .

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