Not totally worthless.
Keeps the guy busy, and not suing McDonalds for selling hot coffee. Or cold coffee, or coffee.
While he's doing this he's not chasing ambulances.
Could be worse mischief for a lawyer with time on his hands and lotsa room in his attention bank. Ya gotta admire him for going public with it, though. I'll bet his wife and kids have been wearing sacks over their heads lately.
Arf