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Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
Directors and Officers Indemnification
 
As permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with its bylaws, the Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is or was serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer’s or director’s lifetime. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy that limits its exposure and
may
enable it to recover a portion of any future payments. The Company believes the fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Accordingly, it has
not
recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of
December 31, 2019. 
 
In the normal course of business, the Company provides indemnification of varying scope under its agreements with other companies, typically its clinical research organizations, investigators, clinical sites, suppliers and others. Pursuant to these agreements, it generally indemnifies, holds harmless, and agrees to reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified parties in connection with the use or testing of its products or product candidates or with any U.S. patent or any copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims by any
third
party with respect to its products. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual. The potential future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have been immaterial. The Company also maintains various liability insurance policies that limit its exposure. As a result, it believes the fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has
not
recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of
December 31, 2019.
 
Legal Matters
 
From time to time, the Company
may
be involved in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. On
July 29, 2019,
Mr. John McGovern, the Company’s former Interim President & Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, submitted a demand for arbitration seeking severance in the amount of
$370,000
as well as additional damages in connection with his separation from service with the Company. The Company does
not
believe the claims asserted by Mr. McGovern have any merit, and the Company intends to defend against all such claims. As of
December 31, 2019,
there are
no
other matters that, in the opinion of management, would ultimately result in liability that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Leases
 
The Company leases office space for its corporate headquarters, located in Emeryville, California. The initial lease term is through
February 28, 2022.
The Company has the option to extend the term of the lease for
one five
(
5
)-year period upon written notice to the landlord. The Company intends to exercise the renewal option for this lease. The Company also has a lease commitment for laboratory facilities and office space at EmeryStation North in Emeryville, California (“EmeryStation”) under an operating lease that will expire on
October 31, 2020.
There are
no
stated renewal terms. Per the terms of the agreements, the Company does
not
have any residual value guarantees.
 
In
July 2016,
the Company subleased all rentable square feet of real property at EmeryStation (“Sublease Agreement”). The Sublease Agreement commenced
September 8, 2016.
The Sublease Agreement will terminate on
October 21, 2020
and there are
no
stated renewal terms. Per the terms of the agreement, the sublessee does
not
have any residual value guarantees.
 
In addition to the facility leases, the Company has leased
54
vehicles under a master fleet lease agreement. Each lease is for a period of
36
months, which commenced upon the delivery of the vehicle during the
first
quarter of
2017.
During the
first
quarter of
2019,
in connection with the restructuring of its U.S. sales force, the Company reviewed its fleet leases for impairment. The Company estimated fair value based on the lowest level of identifiable estimated future cash flows and recorded an impairment charge of
$125
thousand, which is included in the Sales and Marketing expenses line item within the Operating Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended
December 31, 2019.
During the
fourth
quarter of
2019,
the Company early terminated the lease agreement related to the idled vehicles, and has
15
leased vehicles as of
December 31, 2019.
 
Additionally, the Company had an operating lease for
2
copiers which expired in
August 2019.
The Company renewed the lease in
October 2019.
The new lease will expire in
October 2022.
The monthly lease payment for the copiers is
not
material.
 
In calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company has elected to utilize its incremental borrowing rate based on the original lease term and
not
the remaining lease term. The Company has elected to account for each lease component and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component, and has allocated all of the contract consideration across lease components only. This will potentially result in the initial and subsequent measurement of the balances of the right-of-use assets and lease liability for leases being greater than if the policy election was
not
applied. The leases include variable components (i.e. common area maintenance, excess mileage charges, etc.) that are paid separately from the monthly base payment based on actual costs incurred and therefore were
not
included in the right-of-use assets and lease liability, but are reflected as an expense in the period incurred.
 
The components of lease costs, lease term and discount rate for the year ended 
December 31, 2019 
are as follows (in thousands except lease term and discount rate):
 
Lease Costs
 
 
 
 
         
Operating lease cost
  $
1,130
 
Sublease income
   
(632
)
Net lease cost
  $
498
 
         
Other information
 
 
 
 
Operational cash flow used for operating leases
  $
1,285
 
         
         
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
   
1.7
 
Weighted-average discount rate
   
12
%
 
Operating lease expense was 
$505
thousand and 
$483
thousand for the years ended
December 
31,
2018
and
2017,
respectively, under Topic
840.
 
Future lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of
December 31, 2019
were as follows (in thousands):
 
2020
  $
1,047
 
2021
   
454
 
2022
   
88
 
Thereafter
   
 
Total future minimum lease payments
   
1,589
 
Less imputed interest
   
(154
)
Total
  $
1,435
 
         
Reported as:
 
 
 
 
Operating lease liability
  $
930
 
Operating lease liability- non-current
   
505
 
Total
  $
1,435
 
 
Future lease payments to be received under non-cancelable leases as of
December 31, 2019
were as follows (in thousands):
 
2020
  $
577
 
2021
   
 
2022
   
 
Thereafter
   
 
Total future minimum lease payments
  $
577