Henrik Fisker
Fisker CEO and board chair Henrik Fisker
  • A lawsuit says Fisker failed to pay engineers who helped build its Pear and Alaska vehicles.
  • In a statement to BI, the EV company said the claims are "without merit."
  • Fisker recently told employees that cuts could be coming if things don't improve.

Fisker is now facing a $13 million lawsuit, the latest challenge for the struggling electric vehicle startup.

Fisker — which recently warned employees of layoffs — has been accused of stiffing an engineering firm on payments over the development of its Pear and Alaska vehicles.