Why does my cursor suddenly jump to the bottom left of my screen?

Using a Magic Trackpad with a Macbook 5.1 running Snow Leopard.
Occassionally I'll click and the cursor will suddenly jump to the bottom left of the screen. (Sometimes opening the App Store or flicking to Finder!)
Anyone got any ideas?

I've had this problem since I bought it. I use a Mac Pro and the Magic Track Pad has become an $80 coaster. It's erratic and impossible to use for more than a few minutes. Good luck getting an answer, I've been looking for some time and then gave up.

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