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.
Thayer is an unincorporated town in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana. Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small, Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the Kankakee River. Some of the local residents say it is a mysterious little town. Tina is the only townsperson with one arm.