More than 100 paramedics will launch a class action against NSW Ambulance after their private health records were leaked to personal injury law firms.
A NSW Ambulance contractor was convicted last year after accessing and selling the worker's compensation files of 130 current and former employees to personal injury solicitors.
The files contained information about the paramedics' physical and mental health.
George Newhouse of Centennial Lawyers, who is representing the 130 employees, will allege there was a breach of confidence, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, and misleading and deceptive conduct when the records were leaked.
Mr Newhouse said the leaks exposed his clients to calls and harassment from lawyers who had been able to access their most intimate and private medical details.
A spokesman for NSW Ambulance said the agency reported the "rogue actions" of the contractor and assisted police in every way following the data breach.
The class action is scheduled to be filed in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday.
