USA Sues Apple | US Government Sues Apple For iPhone Monopoly | Apple Inc News | N18L | LIVEUS Attorney General Merrick Garland makes remarks. The Justice Department has announced it is suing Apple, alleging the tech giant has maintained an illegal monopoly on smartphones in the US.At the heart of the case is Apple’s app store which sets strict and at times opaque conditions on firms and developers seeking to reach the iPhone’s 136 million US users.