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

**Published:** October 18, 2026
**Author:** Matthias Bastian
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/two-german-courts-now-hold-google-liable-for-what-its-ai-overviews-say

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…

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