On September 24, 2026, the Regional Court of Aachen reportedly issued a temporary injunction barring Google from spreading false statements generated by AI Mode about an unnamed doctor. The order followed an answer that allegedly attributed another former hospital employee’s conduct to him.
What the injunction reportedly covers
Gizmodo en Español reported that the order prohibits three versions of the statements and sets a maximum fine of €250,000 per violation. The injunction is provisional and concerns this specific dispute.
How AI Mode allegedly mixed up two people
HÖCKER Rechtsanwälte, the doctor’s counsel, says the answer appeared when his name was searched with Freistellung, a German term meaning release from duties. The firm says AI Mode confused him with another former senior employee at the same hospital and attributed that person’s alleged sexual misconduct, dismissal, suspended sentence for sexual coercion, and six-figure severance payment to the doctor.
HÖCKER says Google declined the doctor’s request to remove the statements and did not act after the firm sent a warning letter. The firm also says the articles linked beneath the answer did not identify the doctor.
The court’s reported view of AI-generated answers
HÖCKER says the court treated Google as responsible for answers generated by its AI search feature, viewing them as new substantive statements. The court issued the order as an urgent interim decision. Its reported ruling concerns the specific statements about the doctor in this German case.
