Steven I. Klein

Partner at Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell

Steve Klein focuses his practice in the areas of product liability and warranty and Lemon Law.

He defends clients against claims involving breach of warranty, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Lemon Laws in Florida and the Southeast. He represents manufacturers of passenger cars and trucks, boats and marine engines, and motorhome chassis and components.

Steve represents manufacturers of automobiles, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, tires, boats and other watercraft against negligence and strict liability claims based upon alleged product defects which resulted in injuries or death. He has been able to successfully apply his experience and product knowledge from handling breach of warranty and lemon law cases to his product liability practice.

As part of Steve’s practice, he has had the opportunity to serve as co-counsel in a number of trials. Steve’s trial victories include obtaining a defense verdict in a 2008 motorcycle product liability case as second chair, as well as several defense verdicts in breach of warranty cases involving passenger cars and a motorhome. In 2010, Steve was lead trial counsel in a breach of warranty case in which the jury returned a defense verdict for the client in under an hour.

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