Braintree, MA personal injury attorney Michael Conley discusses what happens to your personal injury claim if you are denied. He explains that in most of the cases that we ultimately file a lawsuit for, it is because there has been a denial of the claim. When we initiate a case by filing a complaint, the defendant’s first response is to file an answer, and typically, that answer consists of denials. Deny, deny, deny is often the initial approach taken by the defendant in the early stages of the case.