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Special Master/Discovery Referee | Linda DeBene, Esq., JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator
Linda DeBene, Esq. has been appointed in numerous Superior Court cases as judge pro-tem for all purposes or a referee, and has handled the Contra Costa County Discovery Referee Department calendar on assignment. As a developer/general contractor advocate in litigation and special master proceedings, Ms. DeBene represented developers, construction parties, and opposed public entities in multi-party suits in residential, commercial, multi-dwelling, and large scale development projects. Her extensive personal knowledge of the construction industry combined with her extensive case management and organizational skills, make her particularly adept in complex case resolutions. Ms. DeBene is involved in numerous organizations which foster neutral involvement and support in judicial reference matters, including the Academy of Court Appointed Masters (ACAM), as well being accredited by the Sedona Conference on e-discovery dispute resolution.
Adjudicator of claims, the Native American Farmers Cases (Keepseagle v. U.S. Department of Agriculture), civil rights actions based on alleged historical discrimination
As a §638 Special Master for Settlement, settled soil preparation and construction claims on large insurance subrogation claims against a single-family home developer and others
As a §638 Special Master/Discovery Referee, settled a commercial building construction defect case with related complex insurance coverage issues
As a §638 Special Master/Settlement and Discovery Referee, settled construction defect claims on a single-family home dispute involving complex insurance issues in three separate consolidated matters
As a §638 Special Master/Discovery Referee, settled a $1.6 million claim on a single-family home case involving multiple parties, two separate mold remediation claims (pre/post-remediation remodel contracting), mold-related property damage and personal injury claims, non-disclosure and construction defect claims, and varied insurance coverage issues
As a §638 Special Master/Discovery Referee, settled a single-family home case involving multi-party insurance issues (including carrier liquidation), insurance broker liability for failing to obtain correct or adequate insurance coverage, as well as underlying construction defects, mold-related property damage, and personal injury claims
As a §638 Special Master/Discovery Referee for all purposes, settled construction defect case regarding commercial truck fueling and washing facility
As a §638 Special Master, obtained settlement in excess of $2.0 million on a 17-party single-family home case involving builder, 3 tiers of owners, remodel contractors of prior owners, brokers, construction defect and termite inspection/repair claims, active fraud, and numerous insurance issues
Appointed §638 Referee for all purposes on fraud claims against national homebuilder; case settled prior to trial
Appointed §638 Referee for all purposes on bank collection case against multi-million dollar guarantor of construction loan
Appointed §639 Discovery Referee in a Contra Costa County trade secrets case involving misappropriation of computer software programs, patent-pending processes and formulas, and customer lists in mortgage brokerage dispute
Appointed §639 Discovery Referee to handle trade secrets case involving misappropriated program materials for engineering for developers of utility service installation data
Appointed §639 Discovery and Settlement Referee and settled trade secrets case involving theft of customer list by former employees of an acoustic and vibrations engineering company
Appointed §639 Discovery Referee on trade secrets case involving misappropriated program materials and customers of mortgage broker
As a Superior Court Judge pro-tem for all purposes, tried to verdict a neighbor roadway, easement, and boundary dispute
As Superior Court judge pro-tem tried to judgment (affirmed on appeal) landlord claim for waste and tenant affirmative defense claims for breach of option to purchase
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