Judge tosses boneless wing lawsuit, says it has 'no meat on its bones'

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that alleged the sports bar chain deceived customers by selling boneless wings that are not made of chicken wing meat.

Judge John Tharp Jr. dismissed the proposed class action lawsuit brought in Illinois federal court in 2023 by Aimen Halim, who claimed he was misled into purchasing what Tharp described in the Feb. 17 ruling, obtained by USA TODAY, as "essentially chicken nuggets."

"His complaint has no meat on its bones," Tharp wrote.

Halim accused Buffalo Wild Wings of falsely marketing "boneless wings" in violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In his lawsuit Halim claimed he expected to receive "wings that were deboned (i.e., comprised entirely of chicken wing meat,)" according to the ruling.

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