The long-standing kitchen-table debate over whether boneless wings are just chicken nuggets was just put to rest, at least in the eyes of the law: Bone in or bone out, they are all wings.
It all started in 2023 after a Chicago man, Aimen Halim, sued Buffalo Wild Wings, claiming he was deceived by the restaurant chain’s marketing when he ordered boneless wings. That saga concluded this week after a judge ruled in Buffalo Wild Wings’ favor.
“Halim sued BWW over his confusion, but his complaint has no meat on its bones,” Judge John J. Tharp Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois penned in his ruling. “Halim does not plausibly allege that reasonable consumers are deceived by boneless wings, so he has failed to state a plausible claim for relief.”…