"Apple's iPhone Monopoly: New Class Action Lawsuits and Government Antitrust Suit"

Following the US Department of Justice's lawsuit against Apple for monopolizing the smartphone market, the tech giant faces additional legal trouble with new class action lawsuits from consumers alleging anticompetitive conduct and inflated product costs. These lawsuits, filed in New Jersey and California, echo the DOJ's claims and could represent millions of consumers. Apple's tactics around messaging, digital wallets, and the App Store are cited as suppressing competition. Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, known for previous successful class action lawsuits against Apple, is representing one of the new cases. The outcome of these lawsuits remains uncertain, but private antitrust class actions have been known to make significant progress.