This "news" has been popping up over and over every stage the past few cycles. Is this guy actually seriously still trying or just doing it for clout at this point?
I mean technically I could sue the US government saying part of the silk road stash are my coins that they stole from me, but we'd have about the same probability of success.
Actually to your point, I bet if this dude just bought new bitcoin when he first started chasing this hard drive, he'd be retired by now...