 Siembieda fired Bill Coffin due to editorial differences and discontent with the "Rifts Coalition Wars", which Siembieda and Coffin co-authored.On April 19, 2006 he announced that Palladium Books was on the verge of bankruptcy, which he blamed on a former employee who was convicted of embezzlement.Siembieda filed a lawsuit on May 7, 2010 against Trion Worlds for its MMORPG "Rift