William v. AES Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.

At issue in this case is whether a parent corporation headquartered in Virginia and its Cameroonian subsidiary can be liable under the Alien Tort Statute and Virginia common law for injuries stemming from alleged power failures in Cameroon. Currently before the Court is Defendants AES Corporation (“AES”) and AES Sonel’s (“Sonel”) (collectively “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). For the following reasons, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.

I. Background

This case arises out of power…