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60The District Court had jurisdiction over this diversity6of citizenship action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Weexercise jurisdiction over Botticella’s interlocutory appealpursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). When reviewing adistrict court’s grant of a preliminary injunction, we reviewthe court’s findings of fact for clear error, its conclusions oflaw de novo, and the ultimate decision granting thepreliminary injunction for an abuse of discretion. Miller v.Mitchell, 598 F.3d 139, 145 (3d Cir. 2010) (citing McTernanv. City of York, 577 F.3d 521, 526 (3d Cir. 2009)).IV. DISCUSSIONIn determining whether to grant a preliminaryinjunction, a court must consider whether the party seekingthe injunction has satisfied four factors: “(1) a likelihood ofsuccess on the merits; (2) he or she will suffer irreparableharm if the injunction is denied; (3) granting relief will notresult in even greater harm to the nonmoving party; and (4)the public interest favors such relief.” Miller, 598 F.3d at 147(citing Child Evangelism Fellowship of New Jersey Inc. v.Stafford Twp. Sch. Dist., 386 F.3d 514, 524 (3d Cir. 2004)).We turn first to the question of whether Bimbo hasdemonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits, an inquirythat was the primary focus of the District Court, and,6Bimbo is a citizen of Delaware and Pennsylvania and Botticellais a citizen of California.13