Trial Court Erred In Decertifying Class Action.

After granting class certification against a retail chain that did not supply chairs to its cash register employees, the trial court granted the chain’s motion for decertification. The appellate court reversed, stating: “We conclude that, under the analytic framework promulgated by Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (2012) 53 Cal.4th 1004, [273 P.3d 513, 139 Cal.Rptr.3d 315], the trial court erred when it decertified the class action because its decertification order was based on an assessment of the merits of Hall’s theory rather than on whether the theory was amendable to class treatment. (Hall v. Rite Aid Corporation  (Cal. App. Fourth, Div. 1; May 16, 2014)226 Cal.App.4th 278, [171 Cal.Rptr.3d 504].)