Mehta Dismisses Chegg and Penske Antitrust Cases Over Google AI Overviews

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington dismissed antitrust lawsuits by Chegg and Penske Media against Google over AI Overviews. The publishers accused Google of coercing free content for AI summaries and diverting traffic. Mehta ruled they failed to adequately plead Sherman Act violations.