Judge rules there’s ‘no meat’ to Chicago man’s ‘boneless’ wings lawsuit

A federal judge in Chicago has ruled there’s “no meat on [the] bones” of a restaurant customer’s argument that its boneless wings aren’t actually chicken wings.

The ruling on Tuesday comes after Chicagoan Aimen Halim filed a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings in 2023, alleging that the use of the term “boneless wings” was deceptive and “a clear-cut case of false advertising.”

Halim bought food at a Mount Prospect Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in January 2023 and said he expected to receive “wings that were deboned,” instead what he got were “essentially chicken nuggets.”

Halim sought monetary damages, claiming that had he known what he was truly eating, he would have either paid less for the product or not bought it at all.

U.S. District Judge John Tharp Jr. dismissed Halim’s claims, ruling that his argument simply did not “meat” the mark.

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