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

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/two-german-courts-now-hold-google-liable-for-what-its-ai-overviews-say/>
> Published: 2026-10-18 10:52:39+00:00

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.

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