Consumer protection refers to the laws designed to aid retail consumers of goods and services that have been improperly manufactured, delivered, performed, handled, or described. Such laws provide the retail consumer with additional protections and remedies not generally provided to merchants and others who engage in business transactions, on the premise that the consumers do not enjoy a sufficient bargaining position with respect to the businessmen with whom they deal and therefore should not be strictly limited by the legal rules that govern recovery for damages among businessmen. The overarching goal is to protect individuals and the interest of the public in general from unfair and misleading activity in business and commerce (such as false advertising and deceptive trade practices) and scams perpetrated by criminals (such as identity theft and pyramid schemes) that harm a substantial number of consumers.
New Blaine is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Anhalt Barn, which is on County Road 68, Old Arkansas Highway 22, which is part of AR 197, AR 197 Loop, and Rainwater Loop, Elizabeth Hall, off AR 22, Farmer's State Bank, at 100 Seallars St. , Freeborn T. Laster House, at 494 AR 197, Main Street Bridge, located at 2002 Sellers St. at Silver Smith Branch, New Blaine School, located at the junction of AR 22 and Spring Rd. , and Troy Lasater Service Station located on the AR 197 Loop. All eight of these places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.