Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

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Commitments and Contingencies

(a)

Leases

– The Company has operating leases for certain facilities that expire through

2023.

Certain of the leases contain escalation clauses that require payments of additional rent as well as increases in related operating costs.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of

December

31,

2018,

are as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2019	$	1,051
2020		1,070
2021		1,063
2022		975
2023		36
Total minimum lease payments	$	4,195

Rent expense amounted to approximately

$1.2

million,

$0.9

million, and

$0.8

million in

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

(b)

Legal

– From time to time, the Company

may

be a party to various suits, claims and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the Company, these suits, claims and complaints should

not

result in final judgments or settlements that, in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.