Mouse jumping to 2nd monitor in Lion

I have an odd issue. I have a MacBook Pro (2.5GHz Core 2 Duo / 4GB Ram) with a 2nd, 24" monitor. I use the 24" as my "main" screen and the MacBook display as a secondary. Since I installed Lion my cursor is randomly jumping to the MacBook's display. I haven't found any consistency in this, but it's very irrirating.
Anyone else?

Same issue; my mouse pointer is jumping from the primary monitor to the second monitor on Lion on a 3.06G iMac. I'm using a Magic Mouse but also have a track pad connected.  ( The problem happens with using the Magic Mouse while the track page is connected an unused. )
It seems to jump in the direction I've moved the mouse, often more than 1/2 a screen width, often directly to a corner. Since I usually start moving the pointer in a circular motion to the right, the pointer often jumps from the main monitor to the upper-right of the secondary monitor. 
The problem does not seem to happen with a wired mouse.

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