Overview
- U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. dismissed Aimen Halim’s 2023 complaint on Feb. 17 in the Northern District of Illinois.
- The ruling found that “boneless wings” is a common, long-standing term and not one that reasonable consumers would interpret as deboned wing meat.
- The court allowed Halim to amend his complaint by March 20, 2026, while noting it is difficult to see how added facts would cure the defects.
- Buffalo Wild Wings, which has publicly said the items are all white meat, celebrated the decision on X and affirmed the name will remain.
- The outcome renewed online arguments over whether boneless wings are essentially chicken nuggets, with some Reddit users criticizing the term.