Judge dismisses two suits over AI Overviews

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the federal antitrust claims Chegg and Penske brought over Google’s AI Overviews; Aivio’s October 2 report says the ruling did not reach the California unjust-enrichment claims on their merits. The opinion found no pleaded agreement requiring Google to send publishers search traffic, while the Penske dismissal remains without prejudice and appealable. For publishers tracking AI search referral economics, this narrows one federal antitrust route but leaves state claims and appeals open.