Supreme Court of Alabama August 31, 2001, 1992139 (LEON C. BAKER, PC v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.)

Leon C. Baker, a Florida resident, is the owner and sole shareholder of Leon C. Baker, P.C. ("the PC"), which is incorporated under the laws of New York for the purpose of engaging in the practice of law in that state. Baker and the PC appeal from an order permanently enjoining them from arbitrating a dispute with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith, Inc.