Lane E. Webb
Partner
Overview
Lane E. Webb is the Managing Partner of the San Diego office, Chief Executive Officer and a Shareholder of Lynberg & Watkins. He 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, liquid nitrogen and nitrogen dioxide 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 since 1990. He is a recognized expert on the defense of Federal and California State Class Action matters. He routinely handles high exposure traumatic brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury claims.
Mr. Webb has defended these 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. He has tried over 60 cases to verdict.
Recent Trial Work includes:
- Brian Virgili v. Newport Crest HOA and Optimum Property Management– obtained a defense verdict on all causes of action in a 12-day homeowner v. HOA/Property Management trial in Orange County, California that spanned over 3 weeks. The Plaintiff alleged that water intrusion from the exterior of the building was the cause for mold growth and mycotoxins within his unit. The defense was able to show causation stemmed from homeowner responsible areas and that the homeowner’s claims for damages were unfounded.
Defense motions for Non-Suit and their pre-trial Motions In Limine resulted in large portions of the Plaintiff’s case being thrown out including the exclusion of some or all of the anticipated testimony of Plaintiff’s retained experts.
- Erik Morales v Well-Pict et al.
- Gresser v Reliable Exterminators
- Escalante v Lara
- Lewis v Mikyska
- Chris Simpson v Presidio Place HOA
- Grande South Homeowners v Starline Windows, Inc.
General
Practice Areas
- – Toxic Tort & Occupational Exposure
- – Habitability, Housing & Rent Control Claims
- – Insurance Fraud – 1st & 3rd Party
- – High Exposure General Liability Claims
- – Traumatic Brain Injury & Mild TBI Claims
- – Defense of Federal & State Class Action Claims
- – Cal OSHA Workplace Injury Investigations & Administrative Proceedings
Education
Legal
- – Juris Doctor
- University of San Diego, California
- 1989
Undergraduate
- – Bachelor of Arts, 1986 (with honors)
- DePaul University, Chicago
- 1986
Professional
Bar Affiliations
- – State Bar of California, 1989
- – US District Court Southern District of California, 1989
- – US District Court Central District of California, 2002
- – US District Court Eastern District of California, 2005
- – Admitted Pro Hac Vice in over 20 jurisdictions throughout the United States
Notable
COURT ADMISSIONS
- – United States District Court for the Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
- – Admitted Pro Hac Vice in over 20 jurisdictions throughout the United States
PUBLISHED DECISIONS
- – Geffcken v D’Andrea (2006) 137 Cal. App. 4th 1298
- – North County Communications v California Catalog (2007) S.D.Cal. 2007 WL 4200203
- – North County Communications v California Catalog (2010) 594 F.3d 1149
- – Kovacevic v Avalon HOA (2010) 189 Cal. App 4th 677
DISTINCTIONS
- – AV” Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubble in 2006.
- – Recognized by San Diego Magazine as a Top Lawyer in the field of Environmental Law based on an independent analysis and recommendation process by LexisNexis and Martindale Hubble in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
- – Top Trial Attorney award from Farmers Insurance Group, 2008
Preeminent Distinction Since 2006