The city of Chicago illegally delegated its investigative police powers to a law firm hired to prosecute a lawsuit against several drugmakers for allegedly seeking to misinform the public about the risks and benefits of opium-like pain medications, seven pharmaceutical companies are arguing in Illinois federal court.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC was deputized as special assistant corporation counsel to Chicago Corporation Counsel Stephen R. Patton and entered a contingency fee contract with the city to investigate the case and, subject to the city’s authorization, to prosecute a subsequent lawsuit. The law firm will only get paid 22 percent to 30 percent of any recovery if the enforcement effort is successful, according to the defendants.

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