Me, my brother, and my friend, are all on a lease for a new apartment. If one of us has not signed, is the lease still valid?

Without seeing the lease, it is difficult answering your question with any specificity. Generally, the lease would be valid against the parties...

A signed contingency agreement

You can always arbitrate but a lot of what you may do will depend upon the contents of your agreement.

A former business partner owes money from rent he never paid and invoices he never split the profits from.

Whether it is worth taking him to court for $17,000 is for you to decide. Whether you have a case would likely be determined by your partnership...

Husband and wife

Barring some unknown reason, advising probation of the situation would likely be the only requirement.

A person from INDIA opened a corporation in US stole my SSN details to obtain Loans and has not paid back and am screwed now

It should be relatively easy to prove your innocence since loans usually require photo identification and signatures. If you know this...

You can take them to small claims but I would suggest you continue the fight over the phone. Despite their bad rep, they do keep phone records and...

Could they put my name in the paper if I'm 16 and got arrested but the time of the incident I was 15

They shouldn't have released your name to the press and unless its a violent felony, you should end up in Family Court.

Court of Appeal in NY dismissed my motion for Leave to Appeal. What is my next move?

From your question, it sounds like you moved in the AD and COA to vacate the judgment in the lower court rather than taking a proper appeal. And...

Is clauses in proprietary lease valid against people who did not sign the lease under contract laws?

If you never signed a proprietary lease, the first question I would need answered is how you are in the coop. Are you related to a deceased...

Animal rescue adopted out cat (NY state) with contract signed to not declaw the cat. adopter after 1 yr trying to declaw cat-

If I understand your question, the adopter signed a contract not to declaw the cat. Whether the rescue can get the cat back would depend upon the...