This week U.S. District Chief Judge Mark Hornak of the Western District of Pennsylvania awarded $26.4 million in damages to PPG Industries Inc. in a trade secret suit against Chinese competitor Jiangsu Tie Mao Glass Company. PPG accused TMG of conspiring with a former employee to steal trade secrets related to a proprietary process for manufacturing a new type of commercial aircraft window. The damages tally Hornak handed down includes $8.8 million in monetary damages and an additional $17.6 million in exemplary damages, the maximum amount allowed under Pennsylvania's trade secret law.