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Are Boneless Wings Just Nuggets? A Federal Judge Just Weighed In
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. dismissed a 2023 suit by Aimen Halim, plaintiff, rejecting claims Buffalo Wild Wings misled customers with `boneless wings`.
- Aimen Halim, a plaintiff, bought food at a Mount Prospect Buffalo Wild Wings location in January 2023 and alleged the `boneless wings` resemble chicken nuggets, seeking 10 million dollars in damages and marketing changes.
- Tharp wrote that a reasonable consumer would not be misled, citing industry usage of `boneless wings` for over two decades and menu examples such as cauliflower wings.
- U.S. District Judge Tharp allowed Halim until March 20 to amend, citing skepticism about additional facts changing the dismissal, despite finding standing.
- By calling the term a fanciful name, the ruling in the published, pun-filled 10-page U.S. District Court opinion limits false-advertising claims over Buffalo Wild Wings' menu term `boneless wings`.
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One News PageFederal judge rules on whether Buffalo Wild Wings can keep 'boneless wings' on menu
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Buffalo Wild Wings’ (BWW) use of the term "boneless wings," rejecting a customer’s claim that the name misled him into thinking the dish was made from actual chicken wings with the bones removed.In a lighthearted opinion packed with poultry puns, U.S. District Judge John Tharp Jr. said the plaintiff’s complaint had "no meat on its bones" and failed to show that reasonable consumers are deceived…
United States District Court Officially Rules On Whether Or Not 'Boneless Wings' Are Actually Wings
Boneless wings It’s a question the people have been asking for many years. Sure, plenty of people love a breaded, fried, and sauced piece of chicken, especially when served with bleu cheese or ranch and perhaps even celery and carrots. But are boneless wings truly worthy of being called wings? After all, they’re not actually from the wing of the chicken, and many would argue that they’re nothing but a sauced-up chicken nugget. Although real ones…
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