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.
Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. In 2008, the U.S. Census population estimate for Statesboro was 27,158; also, the Statesboro, GA µSA became Georgia's largest µSA with a population of 67,761. A college town, Statesboro is best known as the home to Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University. The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a small farming community providing the basic essentials for surrounding farms. In 1906 Statesboro leaders joined together to bid for and win First District A&M School, which eventually grew to become Georgia Southern University. Statesboro provided the inspiration for the blues song "Statesboro Blues," written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s and famously covered by The Allman Brothers Band.