in the summer of 2012, events at the company pointed to marked internal discord. the ceo, james boyd, was accused of physical assault by carl diaz during a spring 2012 senior staff meeting. diaz was then immediately fired by the company. in september 2012, another employee, andy abbajay, the company's coo, also filed suit against the company, alleging he, too, was mistreated after expressing concern about diaz's dismissal.