11.  Shareholders increasingly want to know what each individual director brings to the table.

12.  The judge also had individual directors pay part of the settlement out of their own pockets, rather than letting the insurance company pick up all of the tab.

13.  The lawsuits, which seek class-action status, named Sprint, Chairman William T. Esrey and individual directors as defendants.

14.  The report, however, does not distinguish among members of the board or hold individual directors accountable for specific actions, Patterson said.

15.  They said this opposition was relayed to the Cable and Wireless board by Hong Kong business executives with ties to individual directors.

16.  Walpin then filed a motion seeking dismissal of the charges against the individual directors.