SPRINGFIELD — The state’s high court heard arguments last week in a case that will decide whether a defendant has the right to file a counterclaim in a Federal Employers Liability Act case.Kevin M. Forde of Forde Law Offices LLP represents Wisconsin Central Ltd. He argued that under federal law, Congress did not intend to preempt state law in counterclaims by railroads against employees who damage their property.“What motivates the railroad to file a counterclaim is not a question before you,” Forde …