When this many billable hours and a pay-out with potentially a “B” in front of it is on the table you can always find an army of attorneys.
Yes, even the most hopeless, pointless case will find an army of attorneys ready to pursue it as long as they can bill hours and get paid. If these guys wanted a hole to throw money into, they should have bought a boat. For the amount of money they’re going to burn on this ridiculous effort, it would have been a nice one.