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.
Talmage is an unincorporated community in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Its elevation is 6,834 feet (2,083 m), and it is located at 40°20′24″N 110°25′39″W / 40.34°N 110.4275°W / 40.34; -110.4275 (40.3399529, -110.4273800). Although Talmage is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84073. The town was founded in 1907 and named Winn in 1912, but renamed in 1914 to honor Latter-day Saint leader James E. Talmage.