7/31/12: Lebanese Bank Case Tests U.S. Privacy Law ??? A judge???s looming decision in a case that has snarled a fugitive Lebanese woman and eight financial firms could challenge how bank-privacy laws are interpreted in the U.S. Judge Ellen M. Coin of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan is weighing whether to force banks such as Banco Santander SA, Credit Suisse Group AG, HSBC Holdings PLC a