Man sues Buffalo Wild Wings; claims 'boneless wings' are basically glorified chicken nuggets
An Illinois man filed a class action lawsuit against the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain, alleging their boneless "wings" are essentially chicken nuggets, multiple outlets reported.
"This clear-cut case of false advertising should not be permitted, as consumers should be able to rely on the plain meaning of a product’s name and receive what they are promised," the lawsuit states, as reported by KTTV.
Aimen Halim, of Chicago, says the "wings" sold at Buffalo Wild Wings are actually "slices of chicken breast meat deep-fried like wings," the outlet also reported.
The lawsuit says Halim suffered "financial injury" after he bought some high-priced wings before knowing what they were made of, later regretting his decision.
He contends that if consumers knew what the "wings" were really made of, chicken breast meat, they might forego buying them at all, or at least be only willing to pay much less.
He notes in his lawsuit that other restaurants selling boneless chicken take pains to avoid marketing the product as "wings," TMZ reported.
False and deceptive business practices are among the claims for which Halim is suing.
Buffalo Wild Wings offers "wings" in two varieties on its menus. The first variety, called "traditional" is the bone-in variety. The second is the "boneless" variety, which Halim contends is not made of meat from the wing. Rather, it's made from meat from chicken breast.
Both varieties are "handspun in your favorite sauce of dry seasoning," the menu says.
A menu posted by TMZ shows the cost for six "traditional" wings at $11.29 and the cost of six "boneless" wings at $9.79.
A pack of 20 chicken nuggets at McDonald's, regular or spicy, averages about $5 in some locations, according to FastFoodMenuPrices. At Wendy's, customers pay a bit more, about $5.99 for 10 nuggets. At Burger King, hungry patrons can get 10 chicken nuggets, a drink, and a small fry for $5.99.
The price of real chicken wings skyrocketed during the pandemic. By August 2022, prices for chicken wings had dropped back to pre-pandemic levels, the United States Department of Agriculture said in an outlook report at the time.
The prices for real chicken wings dropped back down due in part to an increase in supply, according to Today. Restaurants that switched to "boneless" wings during the shortage, stuck with it, rather that returning to the bone-in variety. That, in turn, caused the the supply of the bone-in variety to balloon and the price to decrease.
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Suburban Chicago school employee accused of stealing $1.5 million in chicken wings
A school district employee in suburban Chicago is accused of stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings.
Vera Liddell, 66, was arrested and booked into the Cook County Jail with a $150,000 bond. Liddell was charged with theft and operating a criminal enterprise, according to Cook County court records.
Liddell, a food service director, is accused of stealing more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings, said to be worth $1.5 million, over a period of 19 months.
Liddell, who worked for the Harvey School District 152 for more than 10 years, allegedly started stealing the chicken wings during the pandemic. Students were learning remotely, but the school district was still providing meals for children to be picked up.
In January 2022, the district business manager conducted an internal audit that revealed the school district was over its annual food service budget by $300,000.
An auditor discovered that the school district was billed for "massive quantities of chicken wings," and Liddell signed the invoices. However, chicken wings were never served to students because they contain bones.
The cases of chicken wings were reportedly picked up from Gordon Food Service by Liddell using a school district cargo van.
"Documents show that Liddell ordered the chicken wings separately from other food that was ordered for school use," Patch reported. "However, Gordon Foods never questioned the orders, as it believed that Liddell was authorized to order the food as part of her role with the district."
"The food was never brought to the school or provided to the students," court records stated.
Prosecutors claimed that Liddell placed hundreds of unauthorized orders for food items between July 2020 and February 2022.
Harvey School District 152 interim superintendent Lela Bridges said she could not comment on the chicken wing theft because there is still an ongoing investigation. Bridges did say the school district was "fully cooperating with the authorities regarding this matter." The case is being investigated by the Cook County State’s Attorney Office.
According to WGN-TV, more than 80% of the students in the school district qualify as low income.
Liddell is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 2.
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Wisconsin woman set husband on fire after suspecting him of poisoning her chicken wings: police
A Wisconsin woman reportedly tried to set her husband on fire after she believed that he attempted to poison her chicken wings.
In the early hours of June 3, Tuhonsty Marie Smith allegedly set her husband on fire while he was sleeping in their home in the Enderis Park neighborhood of Milwaukee. Henry Williams woke up when he realized that his hair was on fire and attempted to put out the fire with his bare hands. The man rushed out of bed and went to his 3-month-old daughter's bedroom, grabbed the baby, and sprinted out of the house.
Williams informed authorities that Smith was the only other person in the home when he was set on fire. He told police that Smith had been acting strangely for the last three or four months, according to the New York Post.
On June 2, Smith accused her husband of poisoning her chicken wings. As the old adage goes, hell hath no fury like a woman who had her chicken wings poisoned. The same day, the couple got into a spicy fight when Williams told his wife that he planned on leaving her and moving out of their home.
Without a wing and a prayer in saving the relationship, she reportedly set her husband on fire. Police say that around 4 a.m., Smith filled a cup with lighter fluid, poured it on his head, and used a lighter to ignite it.
Denise Wilson, the property owner where Williams and Smith lived, commented on the blazing altercation.
"Because I've known Henry since he was a kid, just heartbroken for him," Wilson, who is a long-time family friend of Williams, told WDJT-TV. "The house is just a thing and that's why you have insurance but as long as he's going to be OK, that's my main concern."
"I'm just glad he was able to get the baby out and that he's going to be ok," Wilson said. "It'll be a long road to recovery with his burns but ultimately he'll be OK."
Smith allegedly told officials that she has mental health issues and that she took some prescription medications around 2 a.m. the night of the fiery incident. She claims that she was not trying to kill her husband.
Smith, 29, is facing charges of arson of building mayhem, domestic abuse, and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.
Smith will make a court appearance later this month after her competency evaluation is complete.
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