California residents who paid a 6% Health Care Security Ordinance charge at four San Francisco Domino's locations may receive a voucher or choose a smaller cash payment under a proposed class action settlement. The available benefit is tied to the amount of HSCO fees recorded for each customer rather than a flat award.

Customers with a valid email in the restaurants' records are set to receive a voucher automatically. Anyone who prefers cash must file a claim by November 8, 2026, and customers without a matched email must first provide proof of purchase.

The settlement covers four San Francisco restaurants

The class includes California residents who bought products and paid the 6% HSCO charge from December 4, 2023, through August 12, 2026, at Domino's locations at 3116 Noriega Street, 320 Bayshore Boulevard, 5200 Geary Boulevard or 728 Geary Street in San Francisco.

The restaurants are operated by Asi Foods Inc., Aai Foods Inc., Ahi Foods Inc. and Ari Foods Inc. The benefit is based on purchase-history records maintained by the defendants, so the amount can vary from one customer to another. The notice does not state a fixed settlement fund or a maximum dollar payment for any one person.

The automatic voucher is worth 75% of the fees paid

The default benefit is a store voucher equal to 75% of the HSCO fees reflected in the defendants' records. It can be used only at the four Domino's locations covered by the settlement.

For a class member whose valid email address is already on file, the voucher is supposed to arrive automatically after the settlement becomes effective. No claim is needed to keep that option. This makes doing nothing potentially productive for an email-matched customer, unlike settlements in which inaction produces no payment.

The notice also says the defendants stopped passing the HSCO fee to consumers in January 2026. They agreed that any future HSCO fee would be clearly and conspicuously disclosed, while maintaining that a change was not legally required.

Cash requires an election by November 8

An email-matched customer who would rather receive money can submit a claim for 50% of the HSCO fees paid. Choosing cash replaces the 75% voucher; the two benefits are alternatives and cannot be combined.

Claims must be submitted through asifoodssettlement.com before 11:59 p.m. on November 8, 2026. The notice does not state a timezone for that cutoff. A customer who has a valid email but files no claim will remain on the automatic-voucher track.

Customers who did not give a valid email when ordering, or whose purchases were not associated with their email, have an extra step. They must send purchase records showing the amount paid to the administrator at [email protected]. The administrator will provide a login and claim instructions for valid submissions. Without a timely claim, a customer in that group receives no benefit but remains bound unless they opt out.

The case concerns how the 6% charge was described

The lawsuit alleges that the restaurant operators charged consumers a fee connected to San Francisco's Health Care Security Ordinance but improperly identified it as a tax, violating California consumer laws. The defendants deny wrongdoing and liability, and the court has not decided the merits.

The settlement would release claims tied to the presentation, charging or collection of the HSCO fees during the class period. Class members who want to preserve the ability to pursue those covered claims separately must exclude themselves instead of accepting a voucher or cash payment.

Class counsel may request up to $200,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. The three named plaintiffs may seek an enhancement of up to $1,500, although the notice does not clearly say whether that figure applies to each representative or in total. The court will decide what amounts to approve, and the notice says those awards will not reduce class benefits.

October 24 controls exclusions and objections

Requests for exclusion must be mailed, emailed or submitted online by October 24, 2026. The notice says mailed requests must be postmarked by that date and cannot be made by phone. Opting out means receiving no settlement benefit but retaining any individual rights not otherwise time-barred.

Objections are also due October 24. Objecting keeps a person in the class, while opting out removes that person; submitting both results in the opt-out request controlling.

The final fairness hearing is scheduled for December 18, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Jeffrey S. Ross in San Francisco Superior Court. The notice does not state a timezone. Class members should check the official settlement website for schedule changes before relying on the printed date.