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Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep 'boneless' chicken on menu
A federal judge ruled the term 'boneless wings' is widely recognized and not misleading despite being chicken breast pieces, allowing the chain to keep using the name.
- The court in the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit, allowing Buffalo Wild Wings to keep calling its menu item 'boneless wings.'
- Aimen Halim filed the suit in March 2023 after buying boneless wings in January 2023, alleging consumer deception because the product was essentially chicken nuggets.
- Referencing a 2024 Ohio Supreme Court ruling, the court reasoned that reasonable consumers would not be misled by the term 'boneless wings' and noted Halim's allegations lacked factual support.
- U.S. District Judge John Tharp Jr. allowed Halim until March 20 to amend his complaint, though he expressed doubt additional facts will show deception.
- The viral story in 2023 prompted Buffalo Wild Wings to respond on social media Monday, with a judge dismissing the proposed class action, saying Halim's claim had 'no meat on its bones.
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US judge tosses Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit that has 'no meat on its bones'
NEW YORK, Feb 18 — A US federal judge threw out yesterday a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that alleged the restaurant and sports bar chain deceived consumers by selling boneless wings that are not actually de-boned chicken wings.Judge John Tharp Jr. in Chicago dismissed the proposed class action lawsuit brought in 2023 by a man named Aimen Halim who claimed he was misled into purchasing the disputed menu item that is essentially a chicken n…
‘Complaint has no meat on its bones’: Court allows Buffalo Wild Wings to sell nuggets as ‘boneless chicken wings’
According to the complainant, he went to a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in January 2023 and expected to receive wings that were deboned, but what he got was essentially chicken nuggets, which according to him was deceptive marketing.
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Conservative AngleJudge dismisses lawsuit over Buffalo Wild Wings’ ‘boneless wings’
Buffalo Wild Wings boneless wings lawsuit dismissed by Judge John Tharp, who ruled plaintiff Aimen Halim failed to prove the menu name constitutes false advertising.
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