Note 17 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

17. Related Party Transactions

The Company has historically used a law firm for various legal matters whose majority member was a member of the Company

’s Board of Directors. Effective

March 31, 2017,

the Board member resigned from the Board of Directors, which removed the related party relationship with this law firm. For the year ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

payments for legal services to this related party were

$0

and

$188,000,

respectively, and legal expenses incurred in connection with this related party for the years ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016

were

$65,000

and

$33,000,

respectively. As of

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

the Company’s outstanding balance to this related party was

$0

and

$163,000,

respectively.