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.
Keego Harbor is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,769 at the 2000 census. The city originated as a real estate investment and planned resort established by Pontiac lawyer Joseph E. Sawyer around 1900. The name "Keego" is said to mean "big fish" in an Indian language. There is no harbor associated with Keego Habor, but the community lays along Cass Lake, one of the lakes that make up the lakes district of western Oakland County, an area renowned for its water recreation resources.