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.
Circleville, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Wallkill, part of Orange County, New York, USA. It is located on NY 302 around the junction with the old Goshen Turnpike (Orange County 101), a short distance north of NY 17 and two miles (3 km) south of Bullville. It is three miles (5 km) northeast of Middletown. It has its own post office, with the ZIP Code 10919, and lends its name to a nearby middle and elementary school of the Pine Bush Central School District, as well as the local fire district.