In the lawsuit filed against the Allens, BOPA said it was dissatisfied with What Works Studio's work on Light City U. The Allens, who received more than $170,000 for their work on the inaugural Light City, were supposed to book speakers, but BOPA said they failed to do so, "thereby jeopardizing the conference portion of the festival and the overall success of the festival," according to court documents. Eventually, BOPA took over bookings and decided to organize the 2017 event without What Works.