Future minimum lease payments, excluding Lease Operating Costs (defined below), as of December 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

2022	$	181
2023		166
Thereafter		-
Total future minimum lease payments		347
Less: discount		(29	)
Total lease liabilities	$	318

Lease expense under current and former leases was $0.3 million and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $0.2 million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for the Company’s only operating lease, the Waltham Sublease, was 1.9 years and 3.3%, respectively.

In December 2020, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for office space in Waltham, Massachusetts (the “Waltham Sublease”). The Waltham Sublease commenced on December 21, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2023. In addition to rent of approximately $15,000 per month, the Waltham Sublease requires the Company to pay certain taxes, insurance and operating costs relating to the leased premises (collectively, “Lease Operating Costs”). The Waltham Sublease contains customary default provisions, representations, warranties and covenants. The Waltham Sublease is classified as an operating lease. The Company recognizes the Waltham Sublease expense in the consolidated statements of operations and records a lease liability and right-of-use asset for this lease. The option to extend the Waltham Sublease was not recognized as part of the Company’s lease liabilities and right-of-use lease assets.

In September 2020, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for office space in San Diego, California with an entity of which the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors is also the chairman and chief executive officer (the “San Diego Sublease”). The San Diego Sublease term was approximately 7 years, and the rent was approximately $12,000 per month. The San Diego Sublease was cancellable without penalty by either party with 30-days’ written notice. The San Diego Sublease was a short-term lease for accounting purposes. The Company made payments of approximately $0.2 million and $64,000 under the San Diego Sublease during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recognized the San Diego Sublease payments in the consolidated statements of operations and did not record a lease liability or right-of-use asset for this lease. Effective December 31, 2021, the Company terminated the San Diego Sublease without penalty. In connection with the termination, La Jolla will have no further obligations under the San Diego Sublease.

From time to time, the Company may become subject to claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings, nor is it aware of any material pending or threatened litigation.