Mealey's (January 19, 2017, 9:52 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — Where an original counterclaim defendant is barred from removing a case from state court to federal court under the provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), so too is an additional counterclaim defendant, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 5 (Tri-State Water Treatment, Inc. v. Michael Bauer, et al. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 16-3938, 7th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 227)....