Customers Cannot Expect ‘Boneless’ Wings to Be Bone Free, Ohio Supreme Court Rules

Customers cannot expect chicken wings marketed as “boneless” to be guaranteed bone-free, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case filed by a man who suffered medical issues after a bone got stuck in his throat.
Michael Berkheimer filed the lawsuit after suffering “serious medical problems” from getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat while eating a boneless wing served by a restaurant.
According to court documents, Mr. Berkheimer had ordered his usual—boneless wings with parmesan garlic sauce—at an Ohio restaurant named Wings on Brookwood and cut each wing into pieces before eating.
Three days later, he went to the emergency room with a fever and complained he couldn’t keep food down. A doctor then examined his throat and found a “5cm-long chicken bone” lodged in his esophagus….