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.
Gambrills is an unincorporated town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and has a population of 1,759 as recorded in the last census in 2000. There has been tremendous buildup in recent years during the real estate boom. The population may have increased dramatically. Its ZIP Code is 21054. Gambrills is in Anne Arundel County, in the Baltimore metro area. The community was named for Augustine Gambrill, plantation owner. The latitude of Gambrills is 39.066N. The longitude is -76.665W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 154 feet.