Ohio
‘It is a serious matter’ Ohio lawmaker introduces bill after boneless chicken case
The Viral Boneless Wing Lawsuit: Michael Berkheimer’s Story
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Description: Discover the eight-year legal battle of Michael Berkheimer, whose life was altered irrevocably by a chicken bone in a boneless wing. Learn about his court case, the health consequences, and his advocacy for safer food standards.
In July, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that customers who order boneless chicken should expect bones.
Ohio Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, wants to change that with a bill that would establish a test for restaurants’ and suppliers’ liability for food with harmful substances.
“In 49 of the 50 states, boneless means without a bone, but in Ohio, boneless means the predominance of finding a bone,” he said.
What is the boneless chicken case in question?
In 2016, Hamilton resident Michael Berkheimer ordered his usual, boneless chicken wings with parmesan garlic sauce, at Wings on Brookwood. He ate the wings with a knife and fork as he usually did and accidentally swallowed a roughly 1.3-inch chicken bone.
The bone tore a hole in his esophagus, Berkheimer told The Cincinnati Enquirer, and led to infections and a two-month hospital stay. He sued the restaurant and the food supplier. The case went all the way up to the Ohio Supreme Court, but Berkheimer never got a jury trial.
The court ruled that boneless wings refers to a cooking method and not a guarantee of no bones.
“To say that boneless is food preparation, give me a break. That’s twisting the law,” DeMora said.
What would the bill do?
DeMora said it’s a matter of food safety and consumer protection.
“I don’t know anywhere in Ohio people don’t eat boneless wings,” he said. “Parents order their children chicken nuggets, those are boneless wings. They have to worry about there being bones now.”
His bill would allow for a jury trial for a civil lawsuit brought by someone who suffered injury, death or loss from consuming food with a substance harmful to human health. It would also create a “reasonable expectation test” to decide whether the restaurant or food supplier is liable for the injury.
The bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. If it does not receive final approval before the end of the year, the bill will need to be introduced during the next general assembly.
“As members of the legislature, it’s our job to try to rectify this, and I hope my colleagues will at some point in the next session take this seriously, because it is a serious matter,” DeMora said.
Erin Glynn is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.
Ohio
LIST: 6 Columbus-area hotels rank among Ohio’s best, including No. 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus properties dominate a new list out highlighting the best hotels in Ohio.
A Columbus hotel took the top spot in the rankings from US News & World Report, and a total of six area properties were included in the top 15, more than Cleveland (four) and Cincinnati (three).
Take a look at the list below:
- Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph
- Inn Walden (Aurora, near Cleveland)
- The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland
- The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection (Cincinnati)
- The Hancock Hotel (Findlay)
- The Summit Hotel (Cincinnati)
- Hotel LeVeque, Autograph Collection (Columbus)
- The Junto (Columbus)
- Hotel Versailles (Versailles)
- Hilton Columbus Downtown
- Intercontinental Hotels Cleveland by IHG
- Hilton Columbus at Easton
- Hilton Columbus/Polaris
- Metropolitan at The 9 Autograph Collection (Cleveland)
- 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
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ExperienceColumbus.com has a list of several new hotels being built or planned around the city.
Ohio
Suspect in Moore County double homicide arrested in Ohio returns to NC
The man accused of killing two
people on Valentine’s Day returned to Moore County on Wednesday after fleeing to Ohio to face charges.
Caleb Fosnaugh, 25, was arrested
after he was accused of shooting and killing 21-year-old Kateryna Tovmash and
28-year-old Matthew Wade at a home in Vass on Saturday. Deputies said he left the area before law enforcement arrived at the home on Saturday.
Deputies said Fosnaugh waived
extradition in the double homicide investigation. He now faces several charges, including felony breaking and entering and two counts of murder.
Fosnaugh is being held in the
Moore County Detention Center without bond. He is expected to appear in court
on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Ohio
Central Ohio hockey fans tie the knot at Blue Jackets game
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Valentine’s Day was all about love for one Central Ohio couple, but their celebration also came with ice, skates and a cannon blast.
Catie Shuman and Keith Damanti didn’t just attend a Columbus Blue Jackets game — they got married at one, exchanging vows at Nationwide Arena.
Shuman said the couple first connected over hockey.
“We met through a dating app and one of the things I think that connected us was we both put hockey in our profiles,” she said. “And on our first date, I think we spent most of the time talking about hockey.”
Their shared interest quickly became a regular part of their relationship.
“It became a regular date night,” Shuman said, adding that she was a season ticket holder when they met.
Even the proposal stayed on theme.
“When he proposed, he actually had a hockey puck that he carved out the center of it and said, ‘Will you marry me?’ and put the ring in that. so there was even hockey in that,” Shuman said. “I had to. I had to.”
When it came time to plan their wedding, Shuman said she pitched an idea tied to the Blue Jackets’ signature cannon.
“Keith got home from work that day and I was like, ‘How would you like to get married in front of the cannon?’” she said.
Damanti said he was skeptical at first.
“I didn’t believe her,” he said. “I thought this was some trick. In my mind, I’m seeing dollar signs, and it actually wasn’t that bad. So I mean, yeah. let’s do it.”
Damanti said his only disappointment came after the ceremony.
“My only regret is they didn’t fire the cannon off after we said I do,” he said.
After the vows, the couple brought family and friends to the game that night, complete with custom jerseys. Shuman said the jerseys were personalized for the occasion.
“It said Keith and Katie on the back, and all of them had the No. 22 ‘cause that was the year we got married,” she said. “Everybody signed the front of the jersey, and that was our guest book.”
Damanti said the story has gotten a big reaction from others.
“Everyone I’ve told this story to is like, ‘Wow, that’s amazing,’” he said.
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