Antitrust case · United States (federal)
Chegg's antitrust challenge to Google's AI search practices
Chegg v. Google
Chegg sued Google in 2025, alleging that Google used its search-market power to obtain educational material for competing AI features without payment while diverting visitors from Chegg’s website. US District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the lawsuit on September 30, 2026. The opinion describes the accompanying order as final and appealable, but the article does not establish that Chegg has appealed.
- Dismissed
- Filed
- Last ruling
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Parties and court
- Plaintiff
- Chegg
- Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
What’s at stake
- Alleged unpaid use of Chegg’s educational material for competing AI features.
- Alleged loss of website traffic and revenue.
- Alleged risk of exclusion from search if content was withheld.
- The dismissal does not establish that every use of publishers’ content in AI search is lawful.
Timeline
Judge Amit Mehta granted Google’s motion to dismiss Chegg’s antitrust lawsuit, rejecting the proposition that publishers’ expectation of search traffic established an agreement.
Our reporting
Judge Dismisses Chegg and Penske Antitrust Lawsuits Over Google’s AI Search →The Signal · October 2, 2026