On August 16, 2011, the Knights of Columbus amended their complaint against Bank of New York Mellon in New York state court to seek damages from BNY Mellon as trustee of 18 RMBS trusts serviced by Countrywide Financial Corp. In an initial complaint filed in May, the Knights of Columbus sought an accounting for the 18 trusts. Alleging that information obtained after the filing of that complaint demonstrates that BNY Mellon has violated its contractual and other obligations, the amended complaint seeks to preserve plaintiff’s claims against BNY Mellon for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and unfair trade practices to the extent that those claims survive Bank of America’s proposed $8.5 billion settlement of Countrywide Financial Corp. representations and warranties claims. Complaint.