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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Anderson v. Westfield Group.

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1 Anderson v. Westfield Group Anchor
tenn · 2008
green “subsequent injury, whether in the form of an aggravation of the original injury or a new and distinct injury, is compensable if it is the 'direct and natural result' of a compensable injury.” 4
2 Anderson v. Westfield Group
tenn · 2008
green “the rationale for the rule is that the original compensable injury is deemed the cause of the damage flowing from the subsequent injury-producing event.” 4
3 Rogers v. Shaw
tenn · 1991
green “the rule, commonly referred to as the direct and natural consequences rule, has been stated as: when the primary injury is shown to have arisen out of and in the course of employment, every natural consequence that flows from the injury likewise arises out of the employment.” 2
4 Rogers v. Shaw
tenn · 1991
green “when the primary injury is shown to have arisen out of and in the course of employment, every natural consequence that flows from the injury likewise arises out of the employment.” 2

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