$1,234 an hour is a lot to ask for a losing effort

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Lawyers who represented the plaintiffs in an unsuccessful lawsuit to prevent the merger of two energy companies have asked the judge to award them $900,000 for 729 hours of work, which comes to $1,234 per hour.  For comparison, the national average billing rate for lawyers is just $284 per hour.