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.
Sobieski, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Oconto County in northeastern Wisconsin. It is located within in the town of Little Suamico. Sobieski is home to approximately 250 people, as well as six taverns, a daycare center, a landfill and a Catholic church. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Little Suamico Town Hall is located in Sobieski, just east of the Escanaba and Lake Superior railway. Sobieski is located along County Trunk Highway S and Cross Road. Sandalwood Road and Krause Road also enter the borough. The Little Suamico River flows just south of the St. John Cantius parish cemetery. County S intersects with US Highway 41/141 about a half-mile east of Sobieski.