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Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say
(the-decoder.com)
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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2026
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Other courts might look at it for inspiration, but since Germany has a civil law system (as opposed to the common law system that is usual in English-speaking countries), prior rulings do not really have as much significance as “legal precedent” here.