(1) This section applies to a cause of action for damages for personal injury other than a cause of action to which section 16, section 16A or section 16AA applies.
(2) The cause of action is not maintainable if brought—
(a) if the injury is or includes a disease or disorder—3 years or more after the day the person injured first knows—
(i) that the person has suffered an injury that is or includes a disease or disorder; and
(ii) that the injury is related to someone else's act or omission; or
(b) in any other case—3 years or more after the day the injury happened.