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.
Elk Creek is a unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. Elk Creek is home to a local dragstrip owned by the people who participate in the races held there. They have everything from Junior Dragsters to Top Eliminator. 2006's track champions were; in Top Eliminator Bobby Hash, in Footbrake Jimbo Sells, in DOT Robby Copenhaver, in Junior Dragsters Tyler Hull and Second in Junior Dragsters was Dane Shinault of Carroll County. The population of the ZCTA for Elk Creek's ZIP Code, 24326, was 1,214 at the 2000 census..