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.
Doland is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. Doland was the hometown of Hubert Humphrey, who served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1949 to 1965 and 1971 to 1978. From 1965 to 1969 Humphrey was the Vice-President of the United States. In 1968 he was the Democratic Party's candidate for President; he lost narrowly to Republican Richard Nixon. Humphrey's father ran a pharmacy in Doland from 1915 to 1929, and served as the town's mayor for several years. As of the school year 2009/10, Doland School District will be combining with Redfield School District in all sports. Famous Graduates of Doland High School: Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President of the United States; Dennis and Duane Koslowski, Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestlers; Chris Divich, Major Gen USAF,2-Star; Roger Wollman, Chief Justice of SD Supreme Court; Harvey Wollman, SD Governor; Marvin McNickel - Lt. Gen. USAF, 3-star; Melvin Mc Nickel - Major Gen. , 2-Star; Barb Felderman, SDSM&T Coach, Coach of the Year for SD; Joe Lockwood, SD Basketball Hall of Fame; Tim Miles,Head Coach at Colorado State