Google wins dismissal of Chegg, Penske Media lawsuits over AI overviews

Alphabet’s Google has persuaded a US federal judge to dismiss lawsuits from education technology company Chegg and Rolling Stone publisher Penske Media Corp that alleged the search engine giant unlawfully used their content in AI-generated summaries that draw readers away from their websites.

In his ruling on Wednesday, US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said Chegg and Penske’s claims that Google’s business practices violate antitrust law “fail to get out of the starting gate.”