 68-year-old Godwin Boateng, a Valley Stream New York software engineer, lost part of a thumb when his BMW's motorized soft-close door closed on it in 2016. His lawyer says that's resulted in a loss of daily function, forcing him to give up weekly tennis games and adapt to be able to use utensils and write. Back when this happened, BMW acknowledged at least 44 injuries from the motorized closing doors.