Lane E. Webb is a Partner in the San Diego office of Manning Kass. He is a member of the Catastrophic Liability Defense, Class Action and Mass Torts Defense, Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith, Landlord / Tenant / Habitability, and Premises Liability teams.

Mr. Webb has substantial experience in the defense of property damage and bodily injury claims arising from exposures to carbon monoxide, benzene, silica, asbestos, commercial cleaning products containing chlorophenols, hydrogen sulfide, mold, PFAS, fiberglass, mercury, lead, calcium carbonates, medical imaging contrast dyes, commercial pesticides, and liquid nitrogen, as well as other environmental contaminants.

Mr. Webb is nationally known for his expertise in the defense of habitability claims and claims alleging violations of housing and rent control ordinances. He has handled over 2,500 habitability claims. Mr. Webb is also a recognized expert on the defense of Federal and California State Class Action matters, having tried several class action matters to verdict, and he routinely handles high exposure traumatic brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury claims.

Mr. Webb has defended cases throughout California and across the United States. He has been admitted pro hac vice in over 25 states to assist local counsel with the defense of such claims, and he has tried over 60 cases to verdict.