Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which last year filed the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history, sued Barclays Plc today, alleging the British bank received a $5 billion “windfall” when it purchased a portion of the bankrupt firm.

To contact the reporter on this story: Tiffany Kary in New York at tkary@bloomberg.net

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