As real estate agents, we all know about disclosure.  Our clients must, in many, if not all, states, fill out a seller's disclosure form disclosing everything they know of that might be wrong with the property they are selling.  We must disclose faults and flaws that we know about with the property.   This is to protect the buyer who should, of course, also do their own due diligence when considering purchasing a home.  

However, there comes a point when the legal requirements for full disclosure just become silly. 

A case in point is the labeling of a product containing eggs.  The product?  A carton of . . . wait for it . . . EGGS!  Who knew that a carton of eggs might contain eggs, and that someone allergic to eggs might purchase that product without knowing that it contained eggs unless they were warned by the label! 

My question is, as a society, have we all gone mad?   Do we really have to protect ourselves from each other (from litigation) to this extent?  

Granted, anyone who bought eggs, was allergic to them, and then sued on the basis that there was no label on the carton warning that the product contained eggs, would likely have their case thrown out of court.  But the mere fact that it is a possibility that they WOULD sue is a sad commentary on our society.

Next thing you know, we'll be putting warning labels on bottles of water warning against drowning.