MySpace reported on Wednesday that a Federal Court in Texas had dismissed a negligence, fraud and negligent misrepresentation case brought against the site by the family of a teenage girl who was a victim of an adult sex predator she met on the social network, Reuters reports.

Judge Sam Sparks of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted MySpace's motion to dismiss, saying MySpace, as an "interactive service," is protected by the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 from being held liable for materials posted on its site by others, the Hollywood Reports adds. Sparks said the CDA is designed to allow the internet and interactive services to continue to develop, and he noted that the girl listed her age as 18 when she registered her MySpace account, when she was actually 13.

Adam Loewy, a partner in Austin-based law firm Barry & Loewy LLP, who represented the family, said the family plans to appeal the court's decision to dismiss the negligence charge and will refile charges of fraud and misrepresentation in a different court.

MySpace faces other lawsuits, filed in state court in Los Angeles, by families of teenage victims of predators they met via the service.