Ohio lawmaker proposes “Boneless Wing Bill” following supreme court ruling

After the Ohio supreme court made a ruling on a boneless wing injury case last summer, a Columbus lawmaker has proposed a new “boneless wing bill.”

On Jan. 28, Columbus state senator William Demora introduced Senate Bill 38, which would mandate that juries, not judges, determine the liability of restaurants and food providers by deciding whether the injured individual had “reasonable expectation that the food did not contain a substance that is injurious to human health.”

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Last summer, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from a man who was seeking compensation after sustaining a throat injury when his boneless wings contained a piece of bone. The Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that stated individuals can “reasonably assume” that pieces of bone are a possibility in boneless wings. The case was originally by a judge, not a jury.

As of Jan. 29, the bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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