Apple Hit With Two Customer Class Actions After Sweeping US Suit

Customers of Apple Inc. who bought iPhones slammed the company with two proposed class actions on Friday, alleging in Northern California and New Jersey federal courts that the company has an illegal smartphone monopoly.

The suits are among the first brought by consumers over Apple’s “sticky ecosystem” since the US Justice Department, joined by 15 states and the District of Columbia, hit the company with a sweeping suit in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The consumers’ complaints echo allegations by the government, including that the company’s control over its messaging system, apps, smartwatches, and digital ...